ΕΛΛΑΣ 8 ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ, ΗΠΕΙΡΟΣ

Mercator, Gerard  Greece ,Macedonia Epirus et Achasa Amsterdam, I.E. Cloppenburgh, 1632 [18,8 x 25,3 cm]
Copper engraving, uncolored as published  in a dark impression, full margins as published. This is the first so-called Cloppenburgh editions which was a competive edition with new engraved maps in a larger format. Most of the maps were engraved by Pieter van den Keere. The Cloppenburgh edition was continued for a couple of years but seems to have been suppressed after 1636 ... . This is another Cloppenburgh edition, now with Latin text. The maps from the Appendix have been incorporated. The title-page is followed by a dedication to Prince Frederik Hendrik, dated 1632 and signed by Johannes Cloppenburgh. (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici).