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Ortelius / Banca / 1667 / (Ortelius's Epitome) Theatro del Mondo di Abrahamo Ortelio (Safe 4, 85316) Octavo. Contemporary stiff vellum. Abraided ink titling to spine. Ownership markings to title. Complete with 108 engraved maps. (Some dampstaining on C2-C4, ownership markings to title leaf, some separations of elements of the book block but holding.) The maps are all in good condition. Scarce Late Edition of the First Italian Epitome. Very good example of this scarce late-17th-century edition of Ortelius's famous Epitome, the immensely-popular pocket-sized reduction of his foundational atlas. This Venetian edition of Ortelius's work miniaturized his full-sized atlas for an Italian audience. Ortelius's folio-sized Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, published starting in 1570 and as late as 1640, proved immensely popular throughout Europe and quickly spawned a reduced-size version. The first "Epitome" was published in 1588 by Philippe Galle and quickly spawned other editions, continuing into the 18th century, outliving the folio atlas. The Epitome proved most popular for those for whom a full-sized Ortelius atlas was too cumbersome or expensive, such as students or voyagers. This 1667 Italian Epitome, published by Scipion Banca, uses copperplates first issued by Pietro Maria Marchetti for a Brescian Epitome in 1598 and likely was inspired by the 1593 Italian edition of Galle's Epitome. The plates were then re-used in the Relationi Universali di Giovanni Botero in 1599. The atlas includes 108 engraved maps starting with a suite of the world and continents before proceeding with the regional maps. Each map faces its text description, although some of the more extensive descriptions cover a few pages. Provenance Effaced signature and other possibly related markings, dated 1735. Illegible 20th-century annotation on verso of title. Querzola Libri Rari, Roma; their label on front pastedown. In ballpoint, on verso of title "Aqueonio 1960" (sp?) Collation [8]; 1-232; [14]. Seller Inventory # 85316
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Title: (Ortelius's Epitome) Theatro del Mondo di ...
Publisher: Ortelius / Banca
Publication Date: 1667
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: VG
Book Type: Book
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