Subject: Northern Balkans
Period: 1598 (circa)
Publication: Il Theatro del Mondo
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4 x 2.8 inches
10.2 x 7.1 cm
Lovely miniature map of northeastern section of the Balkans - present day Slovenia and Croatia with the Adriatic Sea located at the lower left. The map is filled with tiny cities and good detail of the rivers systems. Pietro Maria Marchetti produced the second pocket atlas based on Abraham Ortelius' folio Theatrum. It is often referred to as the plagiarized version of the Epitome. The copper plates are closely copied from those of Philip Galle's 1593 Italian edition. On a full sheet of Italian text measuring 5.6 x 7.6".
References: King (2nd Edition) pp. 78-79.
Condition: B+
Watermarked paper with marginal soiling and light show-through of text on verso.
