"Thraciae Veteris Typus", Ortelius, Abraham

Handsome map of ancient Thrace based on Gastaldi's 1560 map of South East Europe, and on information from numerous ancient sources, specifically Herodotus, Plinius, Strabo, Appianus, Virgilius, Plutarchus, and Sidonius. Portions of the Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, and Thrakikon Pelagos, all stipple engraved, make this a very handsome map. Features three decorative, strapwork cartouches. Latin text on verso. This is the second state of the map with "Gammaides" crossed out in the list of places with uncertain locations at bottom right. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #214.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a clean, bright sheet with a printer's crease adjacent to the centerfold and professional repairs to a short worm track along the centerfold at top and several short centerfold separations, with a minute loss of image at top center.