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Romaniae Vicinarumque Regionum, uti Bulgariae Walachiae, Syriae, etc. Descriptio

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Hand-colored engraved map of Romania and the Balkans. From the Italian edition of Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas. Page from atlas on verso.

Classification

cartography

Date Made

1584-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Castaldo, Jacob

Materials

ink; paper; pigment; remnant of mounting on back

Measurements

19 in x 23 in

Place Made

Italy

Romaniae Vicinarumque Regionum, uti Bulgariae Walachiae, Syriae, etc. Descriptio

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