Helvetiae descriptio
- Author(s)
- Tschudi, Aegidius, 1505-1572, Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598, and Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589
- Description
- Aegidio Tschudo auct. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north toward bottom of sheet. Decorative cartouches, ship, sea monster. Shows topography, waterways, vegetation. Descriptive text in title cartouche. Appears in Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1570. This copy has pencil inscription in lower left: 13. Watermark. “31” on verso, and text, entitled: Helvetia.
- Publisher
- Christophe Plantin,
- Collection
- Theatrum Orbis Terrarum and Renaissance Exploration Map Collection
- Place(s)
- Europe and Switzerland
- Held by
- Stanford
- More details at
- https://purl.stanford.edu/dc446vx8226
- Use and reproduction
- Images from the The Renaissance Exploration Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
- Copyright
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
- License
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights (Public Domain Mark 1.0).
