Ortelius, Abraham. Graecia Sophiani. Antwerp, 1624. lithograph particularly of the road network

particularly of the road network

full margins)

On September 24

75''Hand-colored copperplate engraving

Ortelius, Abraham. Graecia Sophiani. Antwerp, 1624. lithograph particularly of the road networkAbraham Ortelius (15271598)Graecia SophianiAntwerp, 1624Copperplate engravingSheet size: 14 3 4 x 20 1 2 inches This exquisite map of ancient Greece, published in 1624 by the great Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius, is based on the cartographic work of Nikolaos Sophianos, a 16th century Greek scholar and geographer. Titled Graecia Sophiani, it reconstructs the classical world of Hellenic civilization, presenting not just modern geography but an