无 题 世界的类型。安特卫普：[1579年之前]。

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:Typus orbis terrarum. Antwerp: [before 1579]. Hand-colored double-page engraved map, 344 x 496 mm, Latin text on verso, two cartouches, with a ship and sea creatures. Framed. Some repaired separation along centerfold.

First plate with the crack in the lower left still visible. \”For the first time, in 1570, all the elements of the modern atlas were brought to publication in Abraham Ortelius\’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. The substantial undertaking assembled fifty-three of the best available maps of the world by the most renowned and up-to-date geographers. Unlike earlier compositions … each of Ortelius\’ maps was engraved specifically for his atlas according to uniform format. Through its launching, pre-eminence in map publishing was transfered from Italy to the Netherlands leading to over a hundred years of Dutch supremacy in all facets of cartographical production\” (Shirley Mapping of the World 122). Wagner Northwest Coast 82.

无 题 世界的类型。安特卫普：[1579年之前]。