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Map Typvs orbis terrarvm Typus orbis terrarum

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Title

  • Typvs orbis terrarvm

Other Title

  • Typus orbis terrarum

Names

  • Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598, cartographer.
  • Hogenberg, Frans, approximately 1539-1590, engraver.
  • Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598.

Created / Published

  • [Antwerp] : [Abraham Ortelius], [1584?]

Headings

  • -  Earth (Planet)

Genre

  • World maps
  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Oval map within illustrated border, showing clouds.
  • -  Appears in Latin edition of Ortelius's Theatrum orbis terrarum.
  • -  Includes illustrations.
  • -  Latin text on verso.
  • -  In lower left: cum privilegio.
  • -  Has a crack and re-engraved clouds in lower left corner, which, according to Shirley, dates the map to 1579 or later. Differs from LC's 1579[?] edition in having a more noticeable crack in lower left corner. Also the fish close to the east coast of South America and the sea monster in "Mar di India" are more elaborately engraved.
  • -  LC copy mounted on cloth. All cities painted brown.
  • -  Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 122

Medium

  • 1 map ; 25 x 50 cm, on sheet 41 x 53

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3200 1584 .O7

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017585795

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ortelius, Abraham, Cartographer, Frans Hogenberg, and Abraham Ortelius. Typvs Orbis Terrarvm. [Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius, ?, 1584] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585795/.

APA citation style:

Ortelius, A., Hogenberg, F. & Ortelius, A. (1584) Typvs Orbis Terrarvm. [Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585795/.

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Ortelius, Abraham, Cartographer, Frans Hogenberg, and Abraham Ortelius. Typvs Orbis Terrarvm. [Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius, ?, 1584] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585795/>.