Subject: Roman Empire
Period: 1598 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.5 x 14 inches
49.5 x 35.6 cm
Dramatic map of the Roman Empire centered on the Mediterranean and covering most of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Near and Middle East. The map is richly decorated with several strapwork cartouches, two containing portraits of Remus and Romulus, the founder of Rome. The cartouches in the lower section of the map contain an account of Roman history, including a large genealogical tree of the rulers of Rome, and a quote from Vitruvius appears along the top. French text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #187.
Condition: B+
Wide margins with gilt foredges, with a few light spots.
