London : Review, 2003. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 314 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - A beautifully illustrated history of the world s first atlas. The Theatrum orbis terrarum was a watershed publication; it changed lives and altered perceptions forever. Published in Antwerp in 1570, it did something no previous book had done: it presented the world in all its component parts, offering the chance to see our planet as a place of staggering variety and ultimate unity. It was the world s first atlas. Brainchild of Abraham Ortelius, the Theatrum reflected the enormous vitality of the era, the prevailing zest for exploration and discovery, and the linked activities of international commerce and mapmaking. Paul Binding has immersed himself in the Antwerp that produced Ortelius and his atlas, and he draws on a mass of letters, personal documents, maps, and pictures to bring it vividly to life. A masterly volume that stands as a tribute to the human need to impose order and reason on an all too turbulent world. Paul Binding is a novelist, critic, poet, cultural historian, and a Senior Associate Member of St Antony s College, Oxford. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780747230403. Keywords : HISTORY OF SCIENCE, cartography.

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Titel: Imagined corners : exploring the world's first atlas.
Verlag: Headline Book Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0747230404
ISBN-13: 9780747230403
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: as new
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: 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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