Subject: Spain & Portugal
Period: 1586 (dated)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.3 x 14.8 inches
49 x 37.6 cm
Elegant map of the Iberian peninsula depicting the region in ancient times. The map was based on modern information from Clusius' six-sheet map of 1571 with ancient knowledge from Strabo, Appianus, Bongarius, Livius, Valerius Maximus and Suetonius. The region of Gibraltar and Cadiz are included in an inset. The map is beautifully engraved with a stippled sea, strapwork cartouches and calligraphy. This is the second state with Latin text on verso, published in 1603.
References: Van den Broecke #193.
Condition: A
A crisp impression on a clean sheet with some archival reinforcement along the centerfold on verso.
