Cyprus Insula; Candia olim Creta. by ORTELIUS, Abraham., 1573.

16th century map with Cyprus & Crete

Name: 16th century map with Cyprus &amp; Crete
SKU: 24407
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ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Cyprus Insula; Candia olim Creta.

Antwerp: Christoph Plantin, 1573, Latin edition. Coloured. 365 x 430mm.

Stock #: 24407

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Two maps on one sheet, Cyprus above and Crete ( Candia ) below, in use in the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' from 1570 to 1581. Although a map of Cyprus by Jan van Doeticum was added to the Theatrum in 1573, this map remained in the atlas until a new map of Crete and the Aegean Islands was introduced in 1584.

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Page number added in old ink mss. on verso.

References:

ZACHARAKIS: 1611, illus; VAN DEN BROECKE: 148.

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