Theatrum Orbis Terrarium, 1592. Creator: Unknown.

Theatrum Orbis Terrarium, 1592. Creator: Unknown.

2-999-265 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Theatrum Orbis Terrarium, 1592. Called the first modern atlas, adapted from Mercator's world map; large coloured atlas with Ptolemy's Geographia, 1592; continents, including America (Novis Orbis), Arctic, Antarctic and Asia.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. Gerardus Mercator: Belgian: Mapmaker, cartographer
People Related
  1. Claudius Ptolemy: Greek: Astronomer, geographer, cartographer, mathematician
  2. Abraham Ortelius: Flemish: Cartographer

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Netherlands

  1. 52 30 00 N , 005 45 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Artistic Representations Maps

Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3760
File Size : 54,638kb


Aliases

  1. 92.104
  1. 1100001138
  1. 2-999-265
  1. 2999265
  1. 92.104

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