Mercator-Cloppenburgh Map of Germany Printed Area Measurement_51 x 60 cm Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is

Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is generally considered the first modern atlas of the world

this appears to be the first published edition with no revisions or corrections

trivial wear at fold intersections and short split along one fold

They were printed in very low numbers: in this instance just 100 examples

he drew the originals himself

Mercator-Cloppenburgh Map of Germany Printed Area Measurement_51 x 60 cm Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum isThis map shows the Germanic regions of Europe, including the Low Countries, Poland and Austria, engraved by Pieter van den Keere. The 'Atlas Minor', was a pocket atlas derived from Mercator's cartography published from 1607 ownwards by Jodocus Hondius (the Dutch publisher who had purchased Mercator's original copper printing plates in 1604 and who issued his first, highly successful edition of the full size atlas in 1606). In the 1630s Jan