AD 1571 · 16th century · Antwerp

Typus Orbis Terrarum, plate 1, early impression

Abraham Ortelius

A high-resolution early impression provides a second witness to the plate before its documented corner repair.

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Early Typus Orbis Terrarum impression engraved by Frans Hogenberg — Bibliothèque nationale de France via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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Cartographer	Abraham Ortelius
Engraver	Frans Hogenberg
State	Ort 1, early state
Medium	Copper engraving

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Bibliography

Van den Broecke, Marcel P. R. “Ortelius Map No. 1: Typus Orbis Terrarum.” Cartographica Neerlandica.

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