Schlavoniae, Croatiae, Carniae, Istriae, Bosniae ... Descriptio
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An attractive and detailed map of the coastal region of Dalmatia. Traversed by the rivers Drava and Sava, the map extends from Trieste southwards along the coast to the island of Pag. A sailing boat sits in the delicately stippled Adriatic Sea and a mileage scale is given just below. The title runs across the bottom of the map. Mountains and wooded areas are clearly depicted with care and attention being paid to individual trees - an indicator of the level of detail this map shows. The map appeared in editions of Ortelius' monumental "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" from 1570 until 1641. This particular example comes from a 1579 Latin text edition of the atlas.
region: Dalmatia / Croatia |
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