Subject: Persia - Iran
Period: 1572 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.6 x 13.8 inches
49.8 x 35.1 cm
Ortelius based this fine map of the Persian Empire in part on Gastaldi's 1564 map of Asia Minor and on his own 1567 map of Asia. The map is filled with village and city names. Decorative elements include a large strap work title cartouche and a distance scale surmounted by a strange bestiary creature. German text on verso with page number 49.
References: Van den Broecke #167.
Condition: B+
A nice impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a coat of arms watermark emblazoned with the initial "B." There is very light soiling and archival repairs to short centerfold separations at top and bottom and to some tears in the bottom margin.
