Subject: Switzerland
Period: 1571 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18 x 13.6 inches
45.7 x 34.5 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 impression on a bright sheet with a caduceus watermark and a few minor professional repairs in the blank margins.