Artist / Author / Cartographer:

Galle, Philip

Title:

Tartaria sive Magni Chami Imerivm

Date:

1601

Medium:

copper engraving

Size:

7.7 x 10.6 cm

Description:

A miniature version of Ortelius's map of Tartary which was first published in 1570.

 

Latin text verso. From 1577 Philip Galle published in Antwerp a pocket version of Abraham Ortelius' folio atlas. It proved popular and various editions were published in Antwerp, Amsterdam in London.

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Item Code:

MA7480b

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