Subject: Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey & Egypt
Period: 1570 (circa)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.3 x 12.6 inches
49 x 32 cm
Three maps are on one folio sheet. On the left is a map of Turkey oriented with east at the top. The detailed map is based on the cartography of Gastaldi/Forlani and extends to include Candia and Cyprus. At top right is a map of northern Egypt showing the Nile River delta. Below is a map of the vicinity of ancient Carthage (Tunis) with many oared ships in the sea. Latin text on verso, published in 1570 or 1571.
References: Van den Broecke #174.
Condition: B+
A sharp impression on a sheet with the crossed arrows watermark commonly found on Ortelius maps. There is a bit of printer's ink residue, light soiling, and an ink stain in the bottom margin. There are a few short edge tears that have been archivally repaired, and remnants of hinge tape on verso.