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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

Created / Published

  • [Italy?] : [publisher not identified], [1579 or later]

Headings

  • -  Earth (Planet)

Genre

  • World maps
  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Oval map within illustrated border, showing clouds.
  • -  Includes illustrations.
  • -  Appears to be an etched, probably unauthorized copy of an edition of Ortelius's map, possibly made in Italy. This map copies the re-engraved clouds in lower left corner, which, according to Shirley, dates the map to 1579 or later. The word "occidens" on the left edge of the map reads bottom to top rather than top to bottom as in the original. On laid paper with a watermark of a bunch of grapes.
  • -  LC copy trimmed, with narrow right and bottom margins. Left margin also cut away in lower corner.

Medium

  • 1 map ; 25 x 49 cm, on sheet 39 x 53

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3200 1584 .O72

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017585796

Online Format

  • image

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Ortelius, Abraham, Cartographer. Typvs Orbis Terrarvm. [Italy?: publisher not identified, or later, 1579] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585796/.

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Ortelius, A. (1579) Typvs Orbis Terrarvm. [Italy?: publisher not identified, or later] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585796/.

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Ortelius, Abraham, Cartographer. Typvs Orbis Terrarvm. [Italy?: publisher not identified, or later, 1579] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2017585796/>.