Subject: Switzerland
Period: 1571 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.1 x 13.5 inches
46 x 34.3 cm
An early map of Switzerland with north oriented at the bottom of the chart. The map was based on the work of Aegidius Tschudi, a historian of the Swiss Confederation. The title is engraved onto the top of an unusual three dimensional title box. Latin text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #115.
Condition: A
A crisp, early impression on paper with Ortelius' common crossed arrows watermark, two small worm holes in the bottom blank margin, and marginal soiling.