AD 1570 · 16th century · Antwerp

Typus Orbis Terrarum, plate 1, state 1.1

Abraham Ortelius

The first documented state of Ortelius’s opening world map, before wear and repair accumulated on its copperplate.

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Ortelius Typus Orbis Terrarum world map from the first plate
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Catalogue record

Cartographer Abraham Ortelius
Engraver Frans Hogenberg
Edition Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1570 Latin edition
State Ort 1, state 1.1
Medium Copper engraving; surviving impressions may be hand-coloured

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  • plate state
  • world map
  • atlas
  • copper engraving

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