This beautifully hand coloured original antique map of Wales was published by Abraham Ortelius in the 1579 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.
This map has undergone some professional restoration with a 3 1/2in wide strip of the map on the right hand side being replaced with a modern facsimile. This has been expertly done and does not impose on the cartographical integrity of the map itself. There is also a small section of the left margin and border replaced in the same way.
You can see both restorations by enlarging the images to the left. Because of this restoration I am selling the map well below market value. Normal retail value can be well over $1000US.
According to Marcel van den Broecke author and expert on Ortelius maps 6275 of these maps were originally published and there is an estimated 173 loose copies in circulation today.

For the first time, in 1570, all the elements of the modern Atlas were brought to publication  in Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. This substantial undertaking assembled fifty-three of the best available maps of the world by the most renowned and up to date geographers.
Unlike earlier compositions, such as the Italian composite or "Lafreri" Atlases, each of Ortelius' maps was engraved specifically for his Atlas according to uniform format. Through its launching, pre-eminence in map publishing was transferred from Italy to the Netherlands, leading to over a hundred years of Dutch supremacy in all facts of cartographical production.

There were a total of 7300 copies of Theatrum  published between 1570 - 1612 from 31 editions. (Ref: Van Den Broecke; Tooley)

General Description:
Paper thickness and quality: - Light and stable
Paper color: - off white
Age of map color: - Early & later color
Colors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper size: - 22in x 17 1/2in (560mm x 570mm)
Plate size: - 19 1/2in x 14 1/2in (495mm x 370mm)
Margins: - Min 1in (25mm)

Imperfections:
Margins: - Left margin 3 1/2 strip & small section of right margin professionally restored with facsimile
Plate area: - None
Verso: - Areas of restoration backed

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