A 16th century Dutch map of Portugal

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Portugalliae que olim Lusitania, novissima & exactissima description, Auctore Vernando Alvaro Secco.
Antwerp, 1584, Latin text edition. Coloured. 340 x 510mm.

Small repairs at centre fold,

An early map of Portugal after Fernando Alvaro Secco, orientated with north to the right, with two large cartouches in full colour. It was published in Ortelius's 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', which is regarded as the first modern atlas.

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Stock ID : 23875