Asta Bidspirit | Abraham Ortelius

Abraham Ortelius - Abraham Ortelius - Italy Latest Description, 1584. 52 x 37 General map of Italy based on the work of Giacomo Gastaldi. Compared to the model, Ortelius inserted decorative and ornamental elements including the sphinx seated on the graphic scale at the bottom right. Exemplary from the 1592 Latin edition Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, considered the first true modern atlas. Etching in beautiful contemporary colouring.