MACEDONIA ACHAIA GREECE COPPER MAP MERCATOR 1610 #B227

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staff:#5 Very decorative, coloured copper engraving map of Gerard Mercator, Amsterdam 1610 [Atlas Minor] Map of Macedonia - Achaia - Epirus - Greece "Macedonia Epirus et Achaia." CARTOGRAPHER: Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) Mercator was a Flemish cartographer. He was born in Rupelmonde in East Flanders in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation to parents from Gangelt in the Duchy of Jülich (modern Germany ). Since 1552 he lived in Duisburg . He is remembered for the Mercator chart named after him. DESCRIPTION: You bid for an interesting, nice coloured copper engraving map from Gerard Mercator of the Atlas Minor. The map shows the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Achaia, Epirus as well as the adjacent areas. The map is decorated with a nice title cartouche. Size of the leaf app.: 16.7 x 22.0 cm Size of the map app.: 14.3 x 17.3 cm CONDITION : - the map is in very good condition- strong print in good quality and nice colouring - the leaf is slightly stained More copper engraving maps of Mercator you can find in our other auctions! This is an original and genuine map, no reproduction! Sehr dekorative, kolorierte Kupferstich Karte von Gerard Mercator , Amsterdam 1610 [Atlas Minor] Karte von Mazedonien - Achaia - Epirus "Macedonia Epirus et Achaia." KARTOGRAPH/HERAUSGEBER: Gerard Mercator (1512-1594)Mercator war ein Mathematiker read more