Abraham Ortelius

Saxoniae, Misniae, Thuringiae, Nova Exactissimaque Descriptio

      Nice example of Ortelius' regional map of Germany, extending from Prague to Berlin and Brandenberg,and from Mulhausen and Erpach to Goltberg, Sagan, Furstenberg, Leipzig and Frankfurt am Oder. Wide margins and nice old color. From the 1574 Latin edition of Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the World. (Antwerp, 1574) [color: Hand Colored, size: 19.5 x 13.5 inches, condition: VG+]