Subject: Southern Europe
Period: 1550 (circa)
Publication: Cosmographia
Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.3 x 10.2 inches
33.8 x 25.9 cm
This is a nice Ptolemaic map of southern Europe extending west to the Rhine River, north past the Danube River and east to include a portion of the Balkans. Typical of the period, the map shows only the rivers and major cities with rope-like mountain ranges. A large cartouche with Latin text describing the region fills the Mediterranean. In the Tyrrhenian Sea is a sea nymph riding a large dolphin. Latin text and woodcut illustration on verso.
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Condition: B+
An excellent impression with attractive color, light toning along the centerfold, and two small worm holes along the centerfold just above the sea monster.
