Ortelius´s map of the Roman empire
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2018-06-19
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MAP OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Romani Imperii Imago. Antwerpen no year (1592-1624).
Hand-coloured engraved map with decorative cartouches, two circular portraits of Remus and Romulus. C. 345x495 mm.
Van den Broecke #187.2. This is the second state with a quote from Vitrivius along the top.
Map of the Roman Empire centered on the Mediterranean and covering most of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Near and Middle East. The cartouches in the lower section of the map contain an account of Roman history at left and a large genealogical tree of the rulers of Rome at right.
See text. Not examined out of frame.
