A pirated edition of the Ortelius Epitome map of Persia

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Persici sive Sophorum Regni Typus.
Venice: G.M. Turrini, 1655. Coloured. 80 x 105mm.

A miniature map of Persia, with the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf. . A second title appears outside the neatline.

The map was published in 'Il theatro del mondo', an Italian pirate edition of the Ortelius 'Epitome' miniature atlas. First published in 1598, the publication was revived in 1655, forty years after the last edition of the Dutch original.

KOEMAN: Ort 70.
Stock ID : 21725