Map Theatrum orbis terrarum. Theatrvm orbis terrarvm.


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Title
Theatrum orbis terrarum.
Other Title
Theatrvm orbis terrarvm.
Contributor Names
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598.
Diesth, Aegid. Coppenius (Aegidius Coppenius).
Llwyd, Humphrey, 1527-1568.
Created / Published
Antverpiae : Apud Aegid. Coppenium Diesth, 1570.
Subject Headings
-  Atlases--Netherlands--Early works to 1800
-  Geography--Early works to 1800
-  Earth
Genre
World atlases
Notes
-  Relief shown pictorially.
-  Catalogus auctorum includes 92 names. Epigram on t.p. verso has 16 lines.
-  Includes 53 map sheets, with descriptive text on verso.
-  Phillips, 374, copy 1
-  Koeman, C. Atlantes Neerlandici, Ort 1
-  Includes "De Mona druidum insula" by H. Llwyd.
-  Exhibited: A world of names, 1990.
-  Exhibited: Images of the World, 1984.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  G&M microfilm 1051.
Medium
1 atlas (viii, [106] leaves, [60] p.) : hand col. maps ; 45 cm. (fol.)
Call Number/Physical Location
G1006 .T5 1570b
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3200m.gct00003
Library of Congress Control Number
98687183
Online Format
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Description
Relief shown pictorially. Catalogus auctorum includes 92 names. Epigram on t.p. verso has 16 lines. Includes 53 map sheets, with descriptive text on verso. Phillips, 374, copy 1 Koeman, C. Atlantes Neerlandici, Ort 1 Includes "De Mona druidum insula" by H. Llwyd. Exhibited: A world of names, 1990. Exhibited: Images of the World, 1984. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. G&M microfilm 1051.
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Ortelius, Abraham, Aegid. Coppenius Diesth, and Humphrey Llwyd. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Antverpiae: Apud Aegid. Coppenium Diesth, 1570. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98687183/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

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Ortelius, A., Diesth, A. C. & Llwyd, H. (1570) Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Antverpiae: Apud Aegid. Coppenium Diesth. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98687183/.

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Ortelius, Abraham, Aegid. Coppenius Diesth, and Humphrey Llwyd. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Antverpiae: Apud Aegid. Coppenium Diesth, 1570. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/98687183/>.