Subject: Eastern Mediterranean - Turkey and Northern Africa
Period: 1579 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.2 x 12.5 inches
48.8 x 31.8 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.
References: Van den Broeke #174.
Condition: A
Minor soil in blank margins.