Siciliae Veteris Typus . . . .

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Autore: Abraham Ortelius

Anno: 1584

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Map Maker: Abraham Ortelius
Title: Siciliae Veteris Typus . . . .
Place / Date: Antwerp / 1584
Coloring: Hand Colored
Size: 19 x 15 inches
Description: Nice example of Ortelius' map of Sicily, from Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world.
Includes an inset map of Syracuse and a list of the towns in the lower left. Sea monsters and ships are depicting in the seas.
Ortelius based this map on Gastaldi's 1545 map of Sicily

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