This folio sheet contains maps of Cyprus and Crete one above the other. Ortelius based these maps on the cartography of Camocio and Bordoni. The map of Crete shows a labyrinth as well as the caves said to be where the aboriginal inhabitants lived. This plate only appeared in the Theatrum until 1584. Dutch text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #148; Stylianou #65.
Condition: B+
Lovely old color on watermarked paper with light damp stains in blank margins, barely entering map at bottom corners. There are a few minor spots, and an edge tear at top confined to the blank margin that has been repaired on verso with old paper.