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Malta olim Melita., Abraham Ortelius

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The first collection of maps of the world, Epitome of the Theatre of the World (1570), was produced by Mercator’s contemporary, the Belgian cartographer Abraham Ortelius. From Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases, NYPL.

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atlases geography norway malta maps lionel pincus and princess firyal map division lawrence h slaughter collection of english maps charts globes books and atlases ortelius abraham 1527 1598 cartographer coignet michel 1549 1623 editor shawe james publisher melita lawrence slaughter english ortelius abraham ortelius map world ultra high resolution high resolution new york public library
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1603
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Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598), Cartographer
Coignet, Michel (1549-1623 ), Editor
Shawe, James, Publisher
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Epitome of the Theatre of the World by Abraham Ortelius, 1570

The first collection of maps of the world, Epitome of the Theatre of the World (1570)
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London
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New York Public Library
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http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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atlases geography norway malta maps lionel pincus and princess firyal map division lawrence h slaughter collection of english maps charts globes books and atlases ortelius abraham 1527 1598 cartographer coignet michel 1549 1623 editor shawe james publisher melita lawrence slaughter english ortelius abraham ortelius map world ultra high resolution high resolution new york public library