Original Map - "Persici Sive Sophorum Regni Typus" and One Accompanying Page from Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Ortelius, Abraham

About this Item

Original publisher's black and white map showing Persia. Map text is in Latin. No date, circa 1612. Map with margins measures 22 1/2" x 17"; actual map area measures 19 1/2" x 13 3/4." Map has an original vertical fold line in the center. On the back is one page from the atlas which also has text in Latin and "64" printed in the lower-right corner. Map and text are very clean and intact. Very minimal age wear. A few pieces of tape on the top edge which do not affect text or illustrations. Map shows cities, rivers, and other natural features such as seas and mountains. Axes of latitude and longitude along the map border. Title is printed in a decorative cartouche in the lower-right corner. A beautiful map with great historical significance. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) was a Brabantian cartographer and geographer. He is known for the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, which was first published in 1570 and is the first modern world atlas of the world. This particular map is one of the few plates that remained unchanged throughout the atlas's entire publication. The map was drawn from the 1564 map of Asia Minor by Giacomo Gastaldi (c. 1500-1566), who was an Italian cartographer, astronomer, and engineer, and Ortelius's own map of Asia from 1567.

Seller Inventory # 020139

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Original Map - "Persici Sive Sophorum Regni Typus" and One Accompanying Page from Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
• Language: Latin
• Binding: No Binding
• Condition: Collectible-Very Good
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