Persici sive Sophprum Regni Typus.
Product information: Persici sive Sophprum Regni Typus.
Original copper engraving, finely hand colored in wash and outline, published 1574-75 in a Latin text edition of the Atlas ,Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' at Christopher Platin in Antwerp. A highly decorative and early map of Persia by the famous cartographer and mapmaker Abraham Ortelius based on Gastaldi's map of 'Asia Minor' of 1564. The early map here is present in a strong impression, ornated with a beautiful renaissance text cartouche and an ornated mileage scale at the bottom.
Properties
| Category: | Persia |
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| Issue date: | 1574-75 |
| Published place: | Antwerp |
| Publisher: | Platin |
| Technique: | Copper engraving / later hand color |
| Type: | Antique Map, map |