"Persici Sive Sophorum Regni Typus", Ortelius, Abraham
Subject: Persia - Iran
Period: 1592 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.5 x 13.7 inches
49.5 x 34.8 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 Asia map. The map is filled with village and city names. Decorative elements include large strapwork title cartouche and a distance scale surmounted by a strange bestiary creature. Latin text on verso with page number 103.
References: Van den Broecke #167.3.
Condition: A
A dark impression on a sheet with the crossed arrows watermark commonly found on Ortelius maps. There is a bit of marginal soiling and a stain in the top margin, not affecting the map.
