Subject: Greece & Western Turkey
Period: 1579 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.6 x 13.8 inches
49.8 x 35.1 cm
Lovely depiction of ancient Greece, western Turkey and the Grecian islands based on the 1545 woodcut map by Nikolaus Sophianos. It is embellished with an architectural title cartouche flanked by two mythological figures, and a strapwork scale of miles. This is the first state with Latin text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #215.1; Zacharakis #1616.
Condition: B
Full contemporary color on a toned sheet with an eagle watermark. Some of the green pigment has oxidized to brown but the paper is still supple. There are several dampstains along the edges of the sheet that actually have lightened the toning in those areas.
