Romagna, olim Flaminia: Ortelius c. 1600

Title: Romagna, olim Flaminia Author: Abraham Ortelius Date: c. 1600 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Good - age toning, discoloration, tide marks, and slight separation at issued center fold Inches: 19 1/4 x 14 1/2 [Image] Centimeters: 48.9 x 36.83 [Image] Product ID: 318005 Map of the region of Romagna in northeast Italy. Includes the cities of Ravenna, Imola, Urbino, Faenza, and Rimino, among others, and shows parts of the regions of Ferrara, Florence, and Bologna. Also depicts the Apennine Mountains and the Gulf of Venice, and contains an inset of the Province of Rovigo in the upper right. Abraham Ortelius was a true Renaissance man. He served as Cosmographer to Phillip II, King of Spain, and in addition worked as a book dealer, cartographer, numismatist, naturalist, and historian. He had wide interests in classical scholarship and made his fortune in bookmaking and selling. He spoke six languages and had reasonable command of two others. He was