Rare Old Map of Iceland by Ortelius, 1603 - Reykjavik, Keflavik, Volcanoes, Mountains, Fjords, Glaciers, Sea Monsters tumc_poster The foreground of the map

The foreground of the map shows the historic core of Seattle

In the top right corner of the map is a detailed engraving of Norwich

This here is sheet 11

Arizona shows the then small town when it had a population of just 3

The model in the listing images is holding the 24x18 inch (60x45cm) version of this map

Rare Old Map of Iceland by Ortelius, 1603 - Reykjavik, Keflavik, Volcanoes, Mountains, Fjords, Glaciers, Sea Monsters tumc_poster The foreground of the mapThis is one of the finest and rarest examples of the first accurate map of Iceland, originally published by Dutch mapmaker Abraham Ortelius in his 1595 edition of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum the most important collection of world maps of the 16th century. There's a remarkable amount of detail on this map, showing many of Iceland's mountains, fjords, volcanoes (check out the explosive red plume over the volcano!) rivers and villages. Like many of