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Folio (16 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.; 42.6 x 29.2 cm). Title within engraved architectural border with allegorical figures, 91 maps on 70 mapsheets, all with contemporary and later handcoloring and mounted on guards, the World map in Shirley's first plate, second state, with the crack in the lower left corner of the plate roughly mended and the cloud border reworked (Shirley 122 dating the map in this state to 1579), 3 maps extra-illustrated on verso with: a partially handcolored engraving of the Hapsburg eagle and portrait of Archduke Leopold II at the center (map 17), uncolored engraved portrait of Liedekerke, Bourse and Rouck by Peeter Baltens after J. Wiericx dated Antwerp 1579 cut round and mounted (map 23), partially handcolored engraved allegorical account of the heraldry of Denmark and Norway (map 25), several small handcolored coats of arms applied to some regional maps of Europe. CONDITION/BINDING: Title-page worn with small abrasion to one figure at bottom, lower margin renewed, right margin partially strengthened but still somewhat frayed, preliminary leaf A6 probably supplied from another copy, some dampstaining and browning to preliminaries, map 28, and last text quire, World map strengthened along bottom margin, approximately 8 centerfold splits or tears along bottom margins (some repaired), long centerfold splits to map 12 (one along fold and another in the sea, not significantly affecting the map) and map 13, map 41 gutter strengthened with two marginal repairs and abraded spot on Triton touched up with ink, 6 lines of text redacted on map 44, minor worming in gutter of map 45 at top. Modern vellum over pasteboard; short split along joint near foot of spine, upper hinge cracked but intact. Natural linen folding case, morocco spine label. (64V1B) "ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THE MODERN ATLAS WERE BROUGHT TO PUBLICATION IN ABRAHAM ORTELIUS' 'THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM'." (Shirley). THE FIFTH LATIN EDITION, HARLAN NISSEN'S COPY. First published in 1570, the Theatrum was an instant success and went through four printings alone that year. Between 1570 and 1612 the atlas was published in 42 editions in seven languages: Latin, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, English, and Italian. "Through its launching, pre-eminence in map publishing was transferred from Italy to the Netherlands leading to a hundred years of Dutch supremacy in all facets of cartographical production" (Shirley). (6.4V.4E) PROVENANCE: Harlan Nissen (bookplate and his sale, Christie's New York, 8 November 1996, lot 103) REFERENCES: Adams O-335; Alden 575/22; Koeman III, Ort 13; Phillips 382; Shirley 122. N° de ref. del artículo 65ERM0088
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