AD 1588 · 16th century · Antwerp

Typus Orbis Terrarum, plate 2, state 2.3

Abraham Ortelius

A recut South American coastline makes geographic revision visible inside the renewed but familiar plate.

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Cartographer Abraham Ortelius
State Ort 2, state 2.3
Medium Copper engraving

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  • plate state
  • coastline revision
  • world map
  • atlas

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