Subject: Czech Republic
Period: 1573 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.5 x 14 inches
47 x 35.6 cm
Handsome map of Moravia based on Paulus Fabritius' map of 1569, revised by Crato. The map is filled with detail of the cities, rivers, mountains and forests and adorned with a large strapwork title cartouche, an interesting key in banner form, and a distance scale incorporating the coat of arms and dividers. Published in the first Dutch edition in 1573.
References: Van den Broecke #104.
Condition: B+
Original color on watermarked paper with wide, original margins. There are damp stains in blank margins, just entering map border in bottom corners, and a small, faint damp stain in center of map. There is some paper weakness in bottom corners of sheet, not affecting map.