The Peregrinations of Saint Paul in superb original colour

ORTELIUS, Abraham.

Peregrinationis Divi Pauli Typus Corographicus...
Antwerp, 1603, Latin edition. Fine original colour. 360 x 510mm.

Map of the Peregrinations of Saint Paul around the eastern Mediterranean, with two vignette scenes at the top depicting the conversion of Paul and Paul's shipwreck on Malta.
This is one of the few maps compiled by Ortelius himself: his signature, 'Abrah. Ortelius describebat 1579', is engraved lower left.

VAN DEN BROECKE: 181.
Stock ID : 23745