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Theatrum orbis terrarum.

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598.

OTHER TITLES
Theatrvm orbis terrarvm.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
Antverpiae : Apud Aegid. Coppenium Diesth, 1570.

NOTES
Catalogus auctorum includes 92 names. Epigram on t.p. verso has 16 lines.

Includes 53 map sheets, with descriptive text on verso.

Reference: Phillips, 374, copy 1

Reference: Koeman, C. Atlantes Neerlandici, Ort 1

Includes "De Mona druidum insula" by H. Llwyd.

Exhibited: A world of names, 1990.

Exhibited: Images of the World, 1984.

Scales differ.

SUBJECTS
Atlases, Dutch--Early works to 1800.
Geography--Early works to 1800.
World.

RELATED NAMES
Diesth, Aegid. Coppenius (Aegidius Coppenius).
Llwyd, Humphrey, 1527-1568. Mona druidum insula.

MEDIUM
1 atlas (viii, [106] leaves, [60] p.) : hand col. maps ; 45 cm. (fol.)

CALL NUMBER
G1006 .T5 1570b Vault

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650

DIGITAL ID
g3200m gct00003 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3200m.gct00003

RELATED DIGITAL ITEMS
(Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier. Selections from the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division)

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