ORTELIUSSOLD

LUMEN HISTORIARUM PER ORIENTEM

ORTELIUS, Abraham

Antwerp, 1624

26.9 x 34.8 cm.

Rare Ortelius map of the Middle East from the ‘Parergon’. In upper right corner an inset with a world map.
The map is surrounded with letter press explanatory text with placenames, occuring in the bible and other holy writings.
Old map of the eastern old world with inset world map: “Typus Orbis ad Investigandum Ophir” (8 x17,5 cm) and inset map of the Holy Land: “Iudaeae amplior descriptio” (17 x 8 cm).
Map with on three sides alphabetical list of toponyms in letterpress: “Loca Orientis In Bibliis Sacris Martyrologio Aliisq. Historii Occurentia”.
Cartographer: Franciscus Haraeus