Aegyptus Antiqua Terra suis contenta bonnis non indiga mercis Aut Iois, in solo tanta est fidcuia Nilo...
1609. Antwerp: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1609. 14 x 20 inches. Framed map, hand colored; lightly toned, frame lightly scuffed, very good condition. Not examined out of frame. § Gorgeous example of Ortelius' second map of Egypt, which was issued only in late editions of his Parergon. Ortelius’ interest in ancient..... More