"Gelriae, Cliviae, Finitimorumque Locorum Verissima Descriptio Christiano Schrot Auctore", Ortelius, Abraham

This superb map is Ortelius' first plate covering Gelderland. It is based on Christiaan Sgrothen's map of 1567 and is richly engraved with fine detail particularly along the rivers. The map is oriented with north to the left with ribbon cartouches marking the cardinal directions, and extends as far east as Lingen, Essen and Cologne in Germany. A single large ship sails in the Zuyder Zee, a bowl of fruit sits atop the distance scales, and a painter's implements adorn the large title cartouche. This is the first state, with Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #61.1.

Condition: B+

A nice impression on watermarked paper with some very faint dampstains along the centerfold and a few small manuscript notations in the image.