Turcici Imperii Descriptio

Old color example of Ortelius' second map of the Middle East, Turkey and the Eastern Mediterreanean from Sicily to Cyprus, from Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. The map is based upon Gastaldi's wall map of Asia. Includes an ornate cartouche, four sailing vessels and sea monster in the Black Sea. The second edition of the was published from 1579 onward, with a distinctly different cartouche, but unchanged cartographic features. : Map shows Mediterranean, Turkey, Middle East, Asia Minor. : Stanford copy: Fold split and minor misfolding near the bottom of the map, repaired on verso. / ref.: Van den Broecke 169.