"Pedemontanae Vicinorumque Regionum Auctore Iacobo Castaldo Descrip", Ortelius, Abraham
Subject: Northwestern Italy
Period: 1573 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.5 x 14.5 inches
49.5 x 36.8 cm
Ortelius based his map of the Piedmont region on the cartography of Giacomo Gastaldi. Milan is in the upper right corner and Monaco is at lower left. The map is a great illustration of the mountainous countryside and is filled with information including even the tiniest of villages. Ornamented with two cartouches and a sailing ship in the Mediterranean. Published in the first Dutch edition in 1573.
References: Van den Broecke #128.
Condition: B+
Original color on watermarked paper with damp stains in blank margins just entering map at corners, and a tiny damp stain at center of map. There are a few spots of paper weakness in blank margins due to the damp stains.
