3027 Ortelius, Abraham: Candia Insula - Archipelagi Insularum Aliquod Descrip. 1584

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South-Eastern Europe / Greek islands
Südosteuropa / Griechenland - Inseln
Ortelius, Abraham
from 1584

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Greek islands
Ortelius, Abraham
from 1584
copperplate engraving
Coloured
50,9 x 36,4 cm
ORIGINAL

Crete is the center at the top and the Greek Islands below. Other islands include Metellino, Cerigo, Scarpanto, Nicsia, Santorini, Milo, Stalimente, Negroponte, Robzs, Scio. A scale is provided for the Crete map. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) was one of the most important figures in cartographer in this period. He is best known for his 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' generally considered the first Atlas. The scale is 1:400,000. References Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmaker, Early World Press, 2004, p358-359 Marcel P. R. van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, HES Publishers, p439

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Griechenland - Inseln
Ortelius, Abraham
ab 1584
Kupferstich
Altkoloriert
50,9 x 36,4 cm
ORIGINALKARTE

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SKU	3027
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