Abraham Ortelius - Map of Italy

Features

Artist:  Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)

Artwork title:  Mappa dell'Italia

Age:  16th Century / 1501 - 1600

Subject:  Maps

Artistic technique:  Printing

Technical specification:  Etching (Cable Engraving)

Description : Mappa dell'Italia

Hand watercolored etching. It is taken from the Latin edition of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas, including maps of all areas of the world; with a brilliant intuition, Ortelius brought together in a single corpus the heterogeneous cartographic production of the period, forming the basis for an enormously successful publishing enterprise, published several times starting from 1570. The map shows at the top the name of the territory described and the name of the author of the mapping. The print is in good condition; the fold of the book is visible. Presented in the frame.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, with small signs of wear.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 54
Width: 68
Depth: 1,5

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 37
Width: 51