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Ortelius World Map, 1570.

Written by Abraham Ortelius and printed in 1570 in Antwerp, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the "Theatre of the Orb of the World", is considered the first true modern atlas. This is the world map from this atlas.

The Atlas consisted of a collection of uniform map sheets and supporting text bound to form a book for which copper printing plates were specifically engraved. The Ortelius atlas is sometimes referred to as the summary of sixteenth-century cartography. The publication of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is often considered as the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography.

Three Latin editions, a Dutch, a French and a German edition appeared before the end of 1572; twenty-five editions came out before Ortelius' death in 1598. Several others were published subsequently, for the atlas continued to be in demand till about 1612.

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