Bertius Arabia

Petrus Bertius.
Arabia.
Amsterdam, Jodocus Hondius, 1616, First edition. 95 x 135mm. Coloured.
£275
Miniature map of Arabia, marking Bahrain. Hondius engraved new plates for his edition of the Bertius atlas 'Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum', which he sold alongside the Mercator 'Atlas Minor'. KOEMAN: Lan 11a, 'With the new plates, the work was certainly improved'. BERT0038