Imagined Corners: Exploring the Worlds First Atlas

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.

Title - Imagined Corners: Exploring the Worlds First Atlas

Edition -

Author - Paul Binding

ISBN 13 - 9780747230403

Imprint - Headline Review

Publisher - Headline Publishing Group

Date Published - 26/08/2003

Prize -

No. of pages -

Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 252 x 195 x mm

Weight - g

Languages - English