"Palatinatus Bavariae Descriptio Erhardo Reych Tirolense Auctore [on sheet with] Wirtenbergensis Ducatus Vera Descriptio, Tubingae Edita", Ortelius, Abraham
Subject: Southern Germany
Period: 1571 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.6 x 12.3 inches
49.8 x 31.2 cm
Two attractive maps on a folio sheet, each with their own strapwork cartouches, beautifully engraved by Frans Hogenberg. Both maps have charming pictorial depictions of cities and topography. Ortelius' map of Bayern (Bavariae) is based on the map by Erhart Reich. It is roughly centered on Amberg and extends to Nurnberg and Regensberg. The map of the Wurtemberg region (Wirtebergensis) is based on an anonymous map published in Tubingen in 1558. It is centered on Stuttgart and details the area between the Rhine and Danube rivers. Each map measures 9.5 x 12". Latin text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #111.
Condition: A
A crisp, early impression on paper with Ortelius' common crossed arrows watermark, marginal soiling and two small worm holes along the bottom edge of the sheet.
