Abraham Ortelius
Tuscany, 1575
13 x 19 ½ in
33 x 50 cm
33 x 50 cm
IT3586
Map of Tuscany, embellished with decorative strapwork title cartouche to upper right and the sea enlivened with battling ships. This map first makes an appearance in Ortelius's 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'...
Map of Tuscany, embellished with decorative strapwork title cartouche to upper right and the sea enlivened with battling ships.
This map first makes an appearance in Ortelius's "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" in 1570 and remains relatively unchanged until the last edition of 1612. It was based on Girolamo Bellarmati's four sheet map of Tuscany published in 1536.
Latin text on reverse. Image available on request. Coloured.
This map first makes an appearance in Ortelius's "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" in 1570 and remains relatively unchanged until the last edition of 1612. It was based on Girolamo Bellarmati's four sheet map of Tuscany published in 1536.
Latin text on reverse. Image available on request. Coloured.
