Ancient Crete with Corsica, Sardinia & the Ionian islands.

Ortelius, Abraham. Creta; Sardinia; Corsica; Insula Maris Ionii. "Creta Iouis Magni, medio iacet insula ponto." "Antverpiæ"/Antwerp.. "Apud Joannem Bapt. Vrintium"Jan Baptist Vrients. 1601
Copper engraved map of Ancient Crete from "The Parergon " of Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" 1601 edition; black & white. Latin text to verso.
The map shows ancient Crete in the lower half with 3 smaller maps above of Corsica, the Ionian Islands & Sardinia, in ancient times. Good dark impression; some soiling and spotting mainly to blank margins; light creasing to centre fold and two horizontal creases to lower blank margin; very short tears to lower edge and corners somewhat ragged.

Abraham Ortelius,[ 1527-1598] Flemish Cartographer . produced the first modern Atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" in 1570. printed by Aegidus Coppen Diest.
There were numerous editions thereafter with texts in various languages; the printing of such was taken over by Chrstoffel Plantijn in 1579 .
Ortelius himself drew all the maps in manuscript before passing them to the printers. there is conjecture that he may have engraved some of the plates as well
The 1595 Latin text edition is the most complete produced during his lifetime, containing all the maps of the 1593 edition plus those of the the"Additamentum" and the"Pareragon" or Ancient geography.
The " Additamenta" were supplements to the original Atlas; at the same time Ortelius replaced some maps with new ones showing the same place; some plates were also reworked .
Ortelius was Geographer Royal To Phillip II of Spain from 1575. He also worked closely with Braun & Hogenburg on the "Civitas Orbis Terarum".
After his death the plates were purchased by Jan Baptiste Vrients in 1601 who published further editions until 1612.
Van de Krogt :3; .Koeman: Ort34 xxix [7P]; Zacherakis: 2504/1621; van den Broecke:217d. 340 by 490mm (13½ by 19¼ inches).   ref: 2521  €750