ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Abrege du Theatre... Contenant la description des principales parties & regions du Monde, representees en petites Cartes, & illustrees de sommaires expositions. Antwerp: B. Vrients, 1602.

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ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). Abrege du Theatre... Contenant la description des principales parties & regions du Monde, representees en petites Cartes, & illustrees de sommaires expositions. Antwerp: B. Vrients, 1602.

Oblong 32o (120 x 180 mm). Engraved title vignette, engraved arms on verso, 2 engraved plates of globes, one engraved view and 123 engraved maps (light marginal staining). Contemporary limp vellum (some staining and wear); folding case.

Later French edition of the pocket size Theatrum. Phillips 416.

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