Italy - Campania / Phlegraean Fields, Pozzuoli and Gulf of Baiae; Georg Braun (1541–1622) e Frans Hogenberg (1535–1590) - Nullus in Orbe Locus Baiis Praelucet Amoenis - 1581-1600

This majestic and scenographic engraving is not a simple cartographic map, but a sophisticated vedutist and allegorical composition that celebrates one of the most famous areas of archaeology and classical myth:
- The Panoramic View: The composition adopts an elevated perspective from east to west. On the left dominates the ancient fortified village and the fortress of Pozzuoli that project into the sea; in the center and on the right opens the arch of the Gulf of Baia with dense vegetation and the hilly volcanic slopes of the Phlegraean territory. The sea is crossed by sailing boats and elegant Renaissance caravels.
- The Mannerist Decorative Apparatus: The landscape view is magnificently framed and enclosed, as if it were a window, by an imposing ornamental frieze. In the lower part emerge two majestic cornucopias overflowing with the fruits of the earth, vines, flowers, garlands, and mascheroni, surmounted at the sides by putti and allegorical figures. This vegetal splendor celebrates the proverbially fertile Campania Felix.
- The Cartouche and the Dedication: In the center bottom, supported by the cornucopias, stands a large oval cartouche bearing a dedication in Latin written by Joris Hoefnagel and addressed to the great geographer and friend Abraham Ortelius (Abramo Ortelio), originally dated 1580.

Excellent overall condition. The sixteenth-century laid paper presents as intact, with a robust original fibrous texture. The usual central vertical fold of editorial type is present.