ORTELIUS Abraham, “INSULAR. Aliquot AEGAEI Maris Antiqua Descrip… / CYPRUS Insula laeta choris…”, included in Ortelius’ “Theatrum” from 1584 and onwards. Impressive “mosaic” map with Cyprus framed by the maps of Euboea, Delos, Icaria, Samos, Kea, Rhodes, Lesvos, Chios, & Lemnos. This is a Very Rare state of the map, presenting small differences, such as the the disapearence of thye small islands of Melanthy and Scopuly (in Delos inset map) comparing to the more common map mentioned by most references (Zacharakis 2502). Exceptionally decorative, baroque-style cartouches. List of Cyprus places of unknown position headed “Cypri Insulae incognitae positionis” on the right side of Cyprus map. Descriptive text of all depicted islands on verso & in Latin, bearing folio numbering “XXX”. Full hand-colouring. Extremely fine condition. Zacharakis 2503, Stylianou entry 67.