Map of Illyria


Paper, engraving Johanes Sambucus, Abraham Ortelius 1579 47.5 x 36.5 cm Scale: cca 1:1,700.000 Map by the humanist J. Sambucus, of Slovakian origin, is the best cartographic depiction of Croatia in 16th century. As he himself cites in the dedication, he had used maps by Hirschvogel and Angelini, dedicating this map to his friend Ortelius. Bought from Ferdinand Roracher in Lienz (Austria) in 1906. A. Pandzic, Stare karte i atlasi Povijesnog muzeja Hrvatske, Zagreb, 1987, page 62, catalogue number 8




HPM/PMH-003848