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• ARTIST: Abraham Ortelius

• PUBLISHER: Published in Antwerp, Gioanni Battista Vrientio

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engravings,

  DATE: 1602

• EDITION SIZE: Oblong 8vo (11 x 15.5 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: Antwerp, Johann Baptist Vrients, 1502 (i.e. 1602). 110 maps. (106 numbered plus four). Letterpress title with engraved vignette of the Old World surrounded by legend 'Contemno, et orno: mente, manu.' (engraved insignia of Albert & Isabella as Governors of the Spanish Netherlands on verso); dedication to Albert & Isabella by the publisher; letter to the reader from the publisher.<br><br> A handsome example of the 1602 Italian-language miniature Ortelius Theatrum, published by Johan Baptiste Vrients following his acquisition of the text and plates, which had been previously published by Philippe Galle in 1598. Text translated from Latin into Italian by Giovanni Paulet d'Anversa.<br><br> Vrients became heavily involved in the disposition of the Ortelius estate following the latter's death in 1598. In 1601, he acquired the plates for and evidently some text for Epitome. He would also take over printing of the folio "Theatrum".<br><br> Van Der Krogt notes:<br> Identical to 332:03 [the Galle 1598 edition] (printed from the same setting). However, the original preliminary section was replaced by an extra gathering "A" with three maps, and many maps were replaced by newly engraved ones.<br><br> The book includes the newly prepared world map, of which Shirley (#231) notes:<br> "In 1601 the plates for Ortelius' Epitome were acquired for printing by Jan Baptist Vrients, who later took over the larger plates of his Theatrum. The miniature oval world map (Ortelius-Galle (2) introduced in 1588 was retained and an additional small double-hemispherical world map inserted." This atlas is unusual in that the oval world map &#8220;Typus Orbis Terrarum&#8221; (Shirley 161) has been replaced with another identically titles world map by Ortelius and Michael Coignet. (Shirley 230).

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Overall in very good condition. Some minor tattering on outer edge to title and dedication sheet. Atlas uncolored.

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• CATEGORIES: Maps , Atlases