Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [with:] Parergon, Sive Veteris Geographiae Aliquot Tabulae [and:] Nomenclator
Ortelius
Published by Ortelius, 1603
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Ortelius / 1603 / Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [with:] Parergon, Sive Veteris Geographiae Aliquot Tabulae [and:] Nomenclator (Safe 1, 74718) Folio. 20th-century full calf in a 17th-century style; spine in six compartments separated by raised bands; covers bordered and paneled in gilt rules with central gilt arabesques. [A6]-[D4], 118 double-page engraved maps; [aiv], 40 double-page engraved plates and maps; [A6]-[C6]. Complete. (The preliminary leaves A3 and A4 of the Theatrum have been bound between leaves aij and [aiij] of the Parergon. Parergon maps 5 (Abrahami Peregrinatio) and 7 (Romani Imperii Imago) supplied from another example of the same edition, with margins expertly extended. Dedication leaf restored, some maps reinforced, Some small stains to the last two leaves.) Beautiful full original hand-color. "This is the most advanced Latin edition of the Theatrum published by Vrients." - Koeman (Ort 36) If every home now owns an atlas of some sort, it is due ultimately to the conviction and example of Ortelius (PMM 91). A handsome and unusually tall example of Ortelius's atlas, with additional maps that Johann Baptiste Vrients began adding after Ortelius's death in the summer of 1598. The present example is notable for its fine old color and clean wide margins. Koeman says of this edition: This is the most advanced Latin edition of the Theatrum published by Vrients. According to the colophon of the Nomenclator this edition was printed by Robertus Bruneau. A number of new maps were added by Vrients. Some of them may have appeared earlier in the 1602 Spanish edition. The new maps added by Vrients in 1602/03 include the following: Anglia Regnum si quod aliud in toto Oceano ditissimum et florentissimum. Christophorus Saxton describebat 1579. (England after Saxton. In this edition, it is map 12.) (Van Den Broecke #20). Deutschlandt. Germaniae typus. Per Franc. Hogenbergium concinnatus Anno CD.D.LXXVI. D. Constantino a Lijskirchen. (Germany after Hogenberg. In this edition, it is map 36.) (Van Den Broecke #57). Seller Inventory # 74718
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Title: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [with:] Parergon, ...
Publisher: Ortelius
Publication Date: 1603
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: VG+
Book Type: Book
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