"Cyprus Insula [on sheet with] Candia, olim Creta", Ortelius, Abraham
Subject: Cyprus & Crete
Period: 1570 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.3 x 14.5 inches
43.9 x 36.8 cm
This folio sheet contains maps of Cyprus and Crete one above the other. Ortelius based these maps on the cartography of Camocio and Bordoni. The map of Crete shows a labyrinth as well as the caves said to be where the aboriginal inhabitants lived. This plate only appeared in the Theatrum until 1581. Latin text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #148; Stylianou #65.
Condition: A
A nice, early impression on a sheet with a scepter watermark, marginal soiling, and a few small worm holes that have been professionally infilled with a minute amount of image replaced in facsimile.
