Ortelius's map of Italy in classical times

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Italiae Veteris Specimen.
Antwerp, 1595, Latin edition. Original colour. 350 x 490mm.

A map of classical Italy, drawn by Ortelius himself for his 'Parergon', his atlas of the ancient world.
The plate was first published in 1584: this is the last issue before it was replaced with a new plate in 1601. Van den Broecke estimates that only 975 examples of this plate were printed, as opposed to 3075 for its later replacement.

VAN DEN BROECKE: 204.
Stock ID : 23778