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. Latin text on verso, published in 1595.

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

Condition: A

A sharp impression on a bright sheet with the crossed arrows watermark commonly found on Ortelius maps. There is minor marginal soiling and a professionally repaired centerfold separation at bottom, entering less than 1 cm into the image.