Colouring: Uncoloured
Condition: Good, loss lower right corner
Description: From the 1698 ed. of Mercator's Ptolemy Atlas: Claudii Ptolemaei Tabulae Geographicae Orbis Terrarum Veteribus Cogniti, published by Francois Halma & Willem van den Water, Utrecht & Leonard Strick, Franeker. This Atlas was first published in 1578 and re-published in 1584, 1605, 1618/1619, 1695, 1698, 1704 and 1730. For the 1798 ed. the plates were reworked wit new cartouches and a new title engraving. Of all the editions of Ptolemy the Mercator editions are considered the finest in execution. It was Mercator's intention to produce an Atlas of the classical world, not a current atlas, made as a companion to his modern atlasnIt features two river gods in the foreground, and personifications of music, art, and learning are shown mapping the globe, while the angel of Fame with her two trumpets, acclaims the greatness of ancient authors pictured in round medallion portraits on the obelisk
Engraver: Vianen, Jan van (ca. 1660-1726)
First published: Claudii Ptolemaei Tabulae geographicae Orbis Terrarum Veteribus cogniti. Utrecht: François Halma & Willem van den Water, 1698
Image Size (cm): 43×36.7
Mapmaker: Vianen, Jan van (ca. 1660-1726)
Primary Category: Titlepage
References: Koeman I, 1: 523; Phillips 518.
Sheet size (cm): 28×23.6
Shirley ID #: 14B Courtiers and Cannibals
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: First
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