This lovely title page to Bertius' edition of Ptolemy's Geographia was copied from Mercator's edition from 1578. The two great Greek geographers stand beneath a classic portico: Claudius Ptolemy, holding an armillary sphere and a pair of dividers; and Marinus, holding a rolled-up map. In the foreground is a globe depicting the ancient world. Above the arch sits a celestial globe flanked by small spheres and urns. Bertius' edition of Theatri Geographiae Veteris was printed in Leyden by Isaac Elzevir and published in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius.

References: cf Shirley (TP) #14; Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #232.

Condition: A

Lovely color on watermarked paper with a couple short tears and two small holes, all of which are in blank margins and have been archivally repaired. There is a manuscript notation in top blank margin, far from image.