Insular Aliquot Aegaei Maris Antiqua Descrip.. by ORTELIUS, Abraham. Cyprus & Aegean Islands, from the Rare English Edition.London: John Norton & John Bill, 1606. Original (old) colour. 47x36 cms.10 maps on one sheet, the main map being Cyprus, surrounded by Aegean Islands including Rhodes, Chios, Lesbos and Lemnos.Published in the uncommon English edition of the Theatrum and Parergon, Ortelius' atlases of the modern and ancient worlds.  It is believed that the maps were printed in Antwerp, then the sheets sent to London where the text was printed on the back. VAN DEN BROECKE: 216; KOEMAN: Ort 37, "Loose-leaf sheets... are very scarce". A magnificent and very rare example of this cornerstone map of Cyprus.

Price: CyP 1,100.00