Subject: Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey & Egypt
Period: 1570 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.4 x 12.8 inches
49.3 x 32.5 cm
Three maps are on one folio sheet. On the left is a map of Turkey oriented with east at the top. The detailed map is based on the cartography of Gastaldi/Forlani and extends to include Candia and Cyprus. At top right is a map of northern Egypt showing the Nile River delta. Below is a map of the vicinity of ancient Carthage (Tunis) with many oared ships in the sea. Latin text on verso, published in the first edition of the Theatrum.
References: Van den Broecke #174.
Condition: A
A sharp impression on a bright, watermarked sheet with some small worm holes in the image at top that have been professionally infilled with a minute amount of the image replaced in facsimile.