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Americas.: Antverpiæ"/Antwerp. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel. 1595. Copper engraved map of Nova Hispania ; South West Mexico from Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" 1595 edition; black & white. Latin text to verso. 2 decorative cartouches ; gallions to sea. Good dark impression; wormhole [3mm] to lower centre fold; another to upper blank margin; minor lifting of paper /fault, upper plate close to "Septemtrio" minor loss to plate. Abraham Ortelius,[ 1527-1598] Flemish Cartographer . produced the first modern Atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" in 1570. printed by Aegidus Coppen Diest. There were numerous editions thereafter with texts in various languages; the printing of such was taken over by Chrstoffel Plantijn in 1579 . Ortelius himself drew all the maps in manuscript before passing them to the printers. there is conjecture that he may have engraved some of the plates as well The 1595 Latin text edition is the most complete produced during his lifetime, containing all… Read More