



ORTELIUS (ABRAHAM) Theatrum orbis terrarum, 2 parts in 1 vol., 70 maps with contemporary colouring, Antwerp, A. C. van Diest, 1574
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ORTELIUS (ABRAHAM)
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A VERY GOOD COLOURED COPY OF ORTELIUS'S LANDMARK ATLAS. First issued in 1570 with 53 maps, some forty further editions were produced in various languages until the final edition in 1612, which had no less than 150 maps.
Provenance: Johann Peter Späth (1642/45–1701), inscription at foot of dedication leaf recording his gift to the Carmelite Monastery of Frankfurt; further inscription of the Monastery on title. Also known as Moses Germanus, Späth was an Austrian theologian who explored Lutheranism and was entered into the Carmelite order in Frankfurt—where he donated this volume—before eventually converting to Judaism.