Subject: Northwestern Italy
Period: 1573 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.5 x 14.6 inches
49.5 x 37.1 cm
Ortelius based his map of the Piedmont region on the cartography of Giacomo Gastaldi. Milan is in the upper right corner and Monaco is at lower left. The map is a great illustration of the mountainous countryside and is filled with information including even the tiniest of villages. Ornamented with two cartouches and a sailing ship in the Mediterranean. German text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #128.
Condition: B+
Full contemporary color with minor soiling. There are old paper repairs to a short tear at left and a centerfold separation at bottom, the latter of which has partially reopened.