"Portugalliae que olim Lusitania, Novissima & Exactissima Descriptio Auctore Vernando Alvaro Secco", Ortelius, Abraham

This is one of the earliest and most beautiful maps of Portugal. It is oriented with north to the right and richly adorned with two large cartouches, sailing ships and a very devilish-looking sea monster. The map is based on Fernando Alvarez Secco's map of 1560. This is from the second revised plate from a Latin edition.

References: Van den Broecke #27.

Condition: B

Original color with some toning along centerfold and narrow but adequate side margins. The centerfold is separated in the top margin and into the bottom border. There is a very old paper repair on the two small tears parallel to the fold just above the center.