In 1584 Abraham Ortelius introduced a new map to his ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’. It was his first of the Spanish region of Valencia in recognition of its importance in Mediterranean trade. Van den Broecke states that at the time he published his work in 1996, only three examples from this plate were known! However, since he drew attention to it a few more have surfaced. He now concludes that it was in print for the editions through that in Latin in 1592. This is an example of its very first issue in the 1584 Latin edition without pagination on the verso. It was replaced by an entirely new plate for the 1595 edition with flourishing lettering for the Mediterranean Sea. The map is engraved in the typical style of Ortelius with ornate strapwork cartouches and stipple engraved sea. Numerous villages and towns are identified with an extensive network of rivers. The whole is embellished with a sailing ship and a galley. The map is oriented with north to the right. Van den Broecke (1996) no. 29; not in Karrow, Koeman or Meurer.