[vi], 314, numerous col + b/w illus. . HB. Fine in d/w. The Theatrun orbis terrarum was a watershed publication; it changed lives and altered perceptions for ever. Published in Antwerp in 1570, it was the world's first Atlas. [9780747230403].

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Imagined Corners: Exploring the World's First Atlas

Verlag

Review, London

Ver�ffentlichungsdatum

2003

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN-10

0747230404

ISBN-13

9780747230403

Bindung

Hardcover

Zustand

Fine

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Schutzumschlag

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Published in Antwerp in 1570, the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" did something no previous book had done: here was the world in all its component parts, the chance to see out planet as a place of staggering variety and ultimate unity. The world's first-ever atlas was the brain-child of Abraham Ortelius; it reflected the great vitality of the era, the prevailing zest for exploration and discovery and the linked activities of commerce and map-making. It was a work born of collaborative friendships: Ortelius' circle included two key figures of the age - printer Christophe Plantin and geographer Gerard Mercator. and brings vividly to life the Antwerp that produced Ortelius and his momentous work.

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Paul Binding is a novelist, critic, poet and cultural historian. He studied English Literature at Oxford University and is Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College, Oxford. He reviews regularly, especially for the Independent on Sunday and Times Literary Supplement.

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