Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Antwerp: Officina Plantiniana, 1591. First edition. THE FIRST MODERN WORLD ATLAS HAND-COLOURED AND HEIGHTENED IN GOLD. Fourth Latin edition of the first modern world atlas, and a copy hand-coloured and heightened in gold. First published in 1570, the Theatrum is the first atlas to contain maps printed in a uniform style and format and to display a catalogue of… Read more about this item

Lausanne : Sequoia, 1964. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt leatherette, (double page) maps in colour, folio.

Netherlands: Publisher Not Known, 1570. a very good+ map, 6 x 7"; Abraham Ortelius (1527-98). One of the first and greatest of the Dutch map makers. His "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" of 1570 is generally considered the first modern Atlas. For this work, large copper plates were engraved, and from time to time alterations were made in… Read more about this item

Firenze: Giunti, s. XVI.

Antwerp, Jan Baptist Vrients, 1603. . Large folio (480 x 300mm); text in Latin; engraved title, coat of arms, epigraph and portrait of Ortelius, all coloured by a contemporary hand with gilded detailing, 118 plates, all coloured by a contemporary hand, all woodcut initials coloured by a contemporary hand (some light, variable spotting and offsetting, marginal spitting, a few… Read more about this item

Lausanne : Sequoia, 1964. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt leatherette, (double page) maps in colour, slipcase, folio.