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Fine and early historical map of Crete surrounded by smaller maps of Corsica, Sardinia and islands in the Ionian Sea (Corfu, St. Maura, Ithaca, Cephalonia and Zante). From the 1624 final edition by Balthasar Moretus of the first historical atlas ever published. Ortelius’s Parergon began as a companion to his Theatrum but eventually it became an independent work. In fact, this collection of maps of the ancient world was so significant that it became the…
- Year: 1624
- Dimension: 342 x 491 mm
- Place of publication: Antewerp
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Fine and early second historical map of France. It differs from Ortelius’ other Galliae Vetus maps in that it is based upon ancient geographical sources, rather than ancient military sources. From the 1624 final edition by Balthasar Moretus of the first historical atlas ever published. Ortelius’s Parergon began as a companion to his Theatrum but eventually it became an independent work. In fact, this collection of maps of the ancient world was so significant that…
- Year: 1624
- Dimension: 396 x 495 mm
- Place of publication: Antewerp
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Out of stockBeautifully engraved map of ancient Germany showing in hight details the northern Europe from the Adriatic to the Baltic and Netherlands.
Really interesting the latin nomenclature of the cities, town rivers and mountains.
From the 1624 final edition of Ortelius’s “Parergon in quo Veteris Geographiae aliquot tabulae… – Nomenclator Ptolemaicus” with the text by Balthasar Moretus.
Ortelius’s Parergon began as a companion to his Theatrum but eventually it became an independent work. In fact, this collection of maps of the ancient world was so significant that it became the model for all historical atlases published throughout the seventeenth century. The maps and plates in the Parergon have to be evaluated as the most outstanding engravings depicting the wide-spread interest in classical geography in the 16th century (Koeman).- Year: 1624
- Dimension: 366 x 472 mm
- Place of publication: Antewerp
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Fine and early historical map of Italy based on classical sources and Gastaldi’s from the 1624 final edition by Balthasar Moretus of the first historical atlas ever published. Ortelius’s Parergon began as a companion to his Theatrum but eventually it became an independent work. In fact, this collection of maps of the ancient world was so significant that it became the model for all historical atlases published throughout the seventeenth century. “The maps and plates…
- Year: 1624
- Dimension: 346 x 483 mm
- Place of publication: Antewerp
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First edition of the map depicting Italy as it was known in Roman times. Taken from Abraham Ortelius’s Theatri Orbis Terrarum Parergon; Sive Veteris Geographiae Tabulae, the first historical atlas ever published, printed in Antwerp in 1584. The first edition of this beautiful map is easily recognizable by the presence, at the bottom, of an elaborate decorative cartouche enclosing the title “Italia” and the allegorical figure of the peninsula, instead of the double medallion that…
- Year: 1584
- Dimension: 346 x 483 mm
- Place of publication: Antewerp
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Palestinae Sive Totius Terrae Promissionis Nova Descriptio Auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenensi
€ 550,00The map illustrates the historical region of Palestine, extending from Beirut (Berytus) in the north to the Red Sea in the south, and from the Nile in the west to Damascus in the east. It features key geographical features such as the Jordan River, the Nile Delta, and a distinctive crescent-shaped depiction of the Dead Sea. Unusual historical features are also depicted, including Pompey’s Tomb on the coast north of Pelusium and Mary’s Tomb in…
- Dimension: 45,5 x 34,5 cm
- Place of publication: Antewerp
- Year: 1624
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Nice example of Ortelius’s map of ancient Sicily.
- Year: 1624
- Dimension: 369 x 486 mm
- Place of publication: Antewerp
