A classic 16th century Dutch map of Cyprus

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Cypri Insulae Nova Descript. 1573.
Antwerp, 1573, Latin edition. Coloured. 350 x 500mm.

Restoration at centrefold.

The famous map of Cyprus engraved by Johannes à Doeticum for the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. A large title cartouche top left is balanced by an inset map of Lemnos bottom right, drawn by Ortelius himself from a written account by Pierre Belon, 1555.
The pagination matches van den Broecke's description of the 1573 Latin variant edition (the year the map was first published); however the map is his second state (with 'Tepia' added), which he dates to 1574-5.

ZACHARAKIS: 1614, illus; VAN DEN BROECKE: 149, second state of four (with waves not stipple and showing Tepia).
Stock ID : 17916