"Alexandri Magni Expeditio", Mercator/Hondius
Subject: Middle East & Central Asia
Period: 1609 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Minor
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.5 x 5.9 inches
19.1 x 15 cm
This charming small map shows the region conquered by Alexander the Great stretching from Greece through northern India. Asia Minor is shown in detail in the inset. The map is decorated with a strapwork title cartouche and two medallions. Although this is from a French edition published between 1609 and 1614, there is Latin text on verso from Virgil's Aeneid.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #8030H:351.
Condition: B
On a watermarked sheet with a couple small worm holes in the map image that have been closed on verso with archival materials and moderate soiling. The bottom margin has been extended to accommodate framing.
