ARTIST: Gerard Mercator
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: c.1606
EDITION SIZE: Image size 13 1/8 x 19 1/4" (33.3 x 48.9 cm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: A beautiful map of Portugal. This fine map was engraved by Baptista van Doetecum and is richly embellished with title, dedication and scale cartouches, two sailing vessels, a compass rose and a sea monster. Based upon Alvares Secco's map of 1561.
ADDITIONAL INFO: French text on verso,
CONDITION: Good condition and color save for some faint damp staining in the upper right corner.
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