Subject: Germany
Period: 1612 (published)
Publication: Compendio dal Theatro
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4.7 x 3.4 inches
11.9 x 8.6 cm
This miniature map of northeastern Germany places Berlin at the center. The tiny map is filled with towns each symbolized by a tiny castle and colored in red. It is embellished with a strapwork title cartouche. The map was engraved by the brothers Ambrose and Ferdinand Arsenius who had been assistants to Frans Hogenburg and co-engravers of Ortelius' folio Theatrum. This series of maps was accompanied by text by Michel Coignet and was published in Antwerp by Plantin Press. Italian text on verso.
References: King (2nd ed.) p. 86-87.
Condition: A
Soiled and tattered margins, well away from the map.
