Scarce Miniature rendering of the Kingdom of Prester John       

 

Marchetti, 1598 (Lovisa, 1697) :
Presbiteri Ioaannis sive Abissinor Imperi Descriptio. Margin clipped on top, else fine. 3 x 4 inches. $95.


This map was prepared for an Italian rendering of the Epitome, the miniature atlas of Ortelius. The plate survived many years, as evidence by this use by Lovisa in 1697.