"Schlavoniae, Croatiae, Carniae, Istriae, Bosniae, Finitimarumque Regionum Nova Descriptio, Auctore Augustino Hirsuogelio", Ortelius, Abraham
Subject: Western Balkans
Period: 1580 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.3 x 13.3 inches
46.5 x 33.8 cm
This is one of the earliest modern maps of the Balkans, covering present-day Slovenia and part of Croatia. It is based on the cartography of Augustus Hirschvogel who drew on the work of Lazarus, Ziegler, and Apian. There is good detail throughout, with villages, cities, rivers, and forests. An unusual compass rose, banner title across bottom, and a finely rendered galley ship in the Adriatic Sea make this an interesting composition. German text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #145.
Condition: A
On watermarked paper with a couple small spots, some printer's ink residue in the left margin, and a printer's crease at bottom right. There are remnants of hinge tape on verso.
