No surviving copies are known to exist on the European continent ” (Wardington Catalogue). It is an interesting atlas from a number of points of view: it had more maps than any other edition of Ortelius, whether before or after, and the book was the largest ever printed and published in England up to that date. “This folio edition of 1606 was the first 'proper' world atlas to be printed and published in England with English text. London: for John Norton (and John Bill), 1606 (colophon: 1608)įIRST AND ONLY EDITION IN ENGLISH, folio (483 x 323mm.), engraved architectural title with the arms of James I on verso, dedication with engraved epitaph to Ortelius on verso, full-page portrait of Ortelius within cartouche, separate engraved title to the Parergon, small engraving of a globe printed upside down on verso of colophon leaf, 161 engraved double-page maps (2 maps supplied from a Latin text edition, "Pedemontanae" and "Thvsciae"), some numbered in manuscript, new endpapers, contemporary calf, spine gilt in 8 compartments, both covers with ruled border, foliate corner pieces and central gilt tool, later ties, occasional marginal repairs, restoration or worming, maps and text reguarded throughout, the supplied maps shorter, recased, complete collation and detailed condition report available upon requestĪ FINE, DARK IMPRESSION OF THIS EXTREMELY RARE ATLAS.
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