Abraham Ortelius
35 x 48 cm
Northeast Italy showing the region from Venice to Istria and embellished with ships and sea monsters. Major towns shown include Venice, Pula and Trieste. As usual, Ortelius cites the source for the map, in this case, the library of Iohannes Sambucus, a noted 16th century scholar and court physician to the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian II.
Original hand colour. Latin text on verso (image available on request).
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