"Salisburgensis Iurisdictionis, Locorumque Vicinorum Vera Descriptio Auctore Marco Secznagel Salisburgense", Ortelius, Abraham
Subject: Western Austria
Period: 1579 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.2 x 13.3 inches
43.7 x 33.8 cm
This unusual regional map is is oriented to the west and drawn as though on a parchment with its edges curling up to reveal a view of the city beneath it. The cartography is based on Marcus Secznagel. This is the first of Ortelius' maps of the region surrounding Salzburg with the large bird's-eye view of the city in the lower right quadrant. This plate was used for the editions between 1570 and 1595 and was replaced with a much less decorative map in the later editions. It is a superb example of decorative cartography. Latin text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #107.
Condition: A
On watermarked paper with light soiling in the blank margins. A centerfold separation in the bottom margin has been repaired with old paper on recto.
