A handsome map of ancient Crete based on the map by Ortelius that he compiled from classical and contemporary sources. The mythical labyrinth of the Minotaur is located near present-day Gournia. The map is decorated with a variety of ships, a sea monster, two compass roses and three strapwork cartouches.
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Condition: A
Wide margins and professional paper repairs in blank margins and along centerfold, with a small amount of border and rhumb line at top in facsimile. A few short tears in blank margins, far from map image.