A few contemporary manuscript annotations to margins. A small burn affecting a few letters of the text on Egypt. Head and tail of spine, corners and one compartment at head of spine repaired and re-gilded. This edition also has a preface from the engraver (and holder of the privilege) Philippe Galle (1537-1612), followed by an allegorical engraving showing Prudence, Truth and the Omnipotence of God, and a Discours de la mer by Ortelius.ġ8th-century light brown marbled sheep, spine in four compartments with compartment decoration, gilt fillets and fleurons, as well as a tan morocco title-piece, all edges red. There is an alphabetic table of maps at the back of the volume. Each map has a facing text on the history of, topographical details of, or anecdotes about, the part of the world in question. It was not until 1588 that the complete, definitive version, with its 94 maps appeared, entitled Epitome du theatre du monde. It was re-published in 1583 with 83 maps. This first edition in French, which appeared under the title of Miroir du monde, had only 72 maps. This is the third edition in French, the first for some parts, as reviewed, corrected and enlarged with 11 maps.įirst published in Latin in 1570 in Antwerp (with two editions appearing that same year, with the title Theatrus orbis terrarum), then in Dutch in 1577, the text was translated into French from 1579 onwards. (8 f.) 94 f (2 f.), 18 th-century sheep giltįirst complete edition of the 94 maps. As a consequence, it was scanned at 800 PPI providing four times the resolution of the typical detailed map scan of 400 PPI.De l'imprimerie de Christofle Plantin, Anvers (Antwerp) 1588, small in-8, landscape: 15 x 10,5 cm, This entire map series is remarkable for the level of fine detail. Horst Otto Mueller from Ratzeburg, Germany. This legend has been digitized from the Library of Congress Collection, with digital restoration work generously provided by Dr. There is a key linking different fonts and sizes and styles to particular features. (2) Political Boundaries, including country or realm boundaries, districts, counties, and other administrative units (3) Bodies of Water, featuring a wide range of hydrography-related features including lakes, locks, fords, jetties, islands, and culverts (4) Earth and Landforms, with vegetation and land types (5) Dwelling Places, showing various sizes of settlements (6) Topographic Signs, such as benchmarks, built landscape features like walls, churches, cemeteries, lime ovens, etc. Major subdivisions are: (1) Trains, Streets, and Paths, characterized by various gauges of railways, road and path types, stations, overpasses, stopping points, etc. Spot elevations are given in meters above sea level.Ī highly detailed legend from the era of most of the maps in this online set. Vegetation is minutely classified including separate symbols for broadleaf trees, evergreens, underbrush, heather, dry meadows, wet meadows, swamps, orchards, gardens, vineyards, and parks. Many other features are differentiated, for example there are four different qualities of roads plus bridle paths and footpaths. Houses appear as black blocks, either rectangular or shaped like the ground plan of the building. Factories, brick works, powder magazines electric power plants, and many other important buildings are differentiated by means of abbreviation. Structures with special symbols include: churches, chapels, monuments, windmills, water mills, stamp mills, forester's lodges, watchtowers, ruins, forts, quarries, clay pits, lime kilns, and coke-ovens. At least ten separate symbols for special buildings were utilized, a method enhanced by placing an abbreviation next to the symbol. As a consequence, it was scanned at 800 PPI providing four times the resolution of the typical detailed map scan of 400 PPI. This map series is remarkable for the level of fine detail. Date estimated based on the apparent library acquisition date usually stamped on the back of the map sheet.
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