Lot 08410

ORTELIUS Abraham, “CRETA Louis magni, medio iacet insula ponto… / CORSICA / Insuli MARIS IONII / SARDINIA”, full hand coloured copper engr. map from the “Theatrum…”, 1584-1624.

Splendid mosaic map of Crete, Corsica Sardinia and the Ionian Islands, combining major Mediterranean islands under Christian suzerainty.

Latin text on verso. Depicting Crete with 3 insets: “Corsica”, “Insulae Maris Ionii” “Sardinia”. Map dim. 50x35cm on sheet with full margins. Few marginal spots. Zacharakis 2504, Zacharakis “One Hunderd Landmarks…”, No.27.