A classic 16th century Dutch map of Cyprus

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Cypri Insulae Nova Descript. 1573.
Antwerp, 1598, French text edition. Coloured. 350 x 500mm.

Ortelius's folio map of Cyprus, engraved by Johannes à Doeticum for the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. A large title cartouche top left is balanced by an inset map of Lemnos bottom right, drawn by Ortelius himself from a written account by Pierre Belon, 1555.

ZACHARAKIS: 1614, illus; VAN DEN BROECKE: 149, state 3 of 4 (with stipple not waves stipple).
Stock ID : 23321