Subject: Austria
Period: 1573 (circa)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.2 x 13.2 inches
43.7 x 33.5 cm
This unusual regional map is drawn as though on a parchment with its edges curling up to reveal a view of the city beneath it. The cartography is based on Marcus Secznagel. This is the first of Ortelius' maps of the region surrounding Salzburg with the large bird's-eye view of the city in the lower right quadrant. This plate was used for the editions between 1570 and 1595 and was replaced with a much less decorative map in the later editions. It is a superb example of decorative cartography. Dutch text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #107.
Condition: A
Lovely old color on watermarked paper with light damp stains confined to the blank margins.
