Cartographer:
QUAD, Matthias
Title:
THRACIE ET BULGARIA VICINIIS.
Stock Code:
5422
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Original outline colour
Atlas:
Fascilus Geographicus
Size: (W x H):
30cm x 22cm
12 inches x 8½ inches
Date:
1608
Price:
£375
Handsome map of northern Greece, Macedonia, and Bulgaria. Inset portrait of ‘Sultan Mahumet’ at lower left, title and scale along lower edge. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes Bussemacher.
Very good condition. Good margins. A few of the larger places are underlined in brown.