"Helvetiae Descriptio, Aegidio Tschudo Auct.", Ortelius, Abraham
Subject: Switzerland
Period: 1592 (published)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.7 x 13.4 inches
45 x 34 cm
An early map of Switzerland with north oriented at the bottom of the chart. The map was based on the work of Aegidius Tschudi, a historian of the Swiss Confederation. The title is engraved onto the top of an unusual three dimensional title box. Latin text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #115.
Condition: B+
Original color with some faint toning and a long printer's crease to the right of the centerfold. Some old manuscript ink notations appear in the right margin. There are a couple minor tears in blank margins, not affecting the map.
