"Insular Aliquot Aegaei Maris Antiqua Descrip.", Ortelius, Abraham

This handsome sheet is centered on a large map of Cyprus with a delicately engraved sea and two strapwork cartouches. The map of Cyprus is a reduced size version of Ortelius' earlier map of the island, with place names and their locations updated based on ancient sources, including Ptolemy and Strabo. The map is surrounded by 9 smaller maps of Greek Islands: Chios, Rhodes, Icaria, Rinia & Delos, Evia (Euboea), Samos, Kea, Lesbos, and Limnos. Italian text on verso, published in 1608 or 1612.

References: Stylianou #67; Van den Broecke #216; Zacharakis #1619.

Condition: A

A nice impression on a bright sheet with the horn coat of arms commonly found on Ortelius maps and a bit of show-through of text on verso.