Maps, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Ortelius
"Romaniae, (quae olim Thracia dicta) Vicinarumque Regionum, Uti Bulgariae, Walachiae, Syrfiae, etc. Descriptio. Auctore Iacobo Castaldo MDLXXXIIII"
One of the most beautiful maps in the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. A Renaissance cartouche of size and beauty!
Countries (partly) shown: Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Black Sea, Marmara Sea
Type of print: Copper etching
Color: Exquisite hand coloring
Artist: Jacobo Castaldo (Jacopo Gastaldi ca. 1500-1586)
Published: In "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". Antwerp, dated 1574
Publisher: Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)
Original antique print
Verso text: Latin
Condition: Except for very minor traces of age and use in margins: Near excellent.
Especially the hand coloring is superb. A real collector's item!
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