Atlas or a geographicke description of the regions, countries and kingdomes of the world, through Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, represented by new & exact maps
Gerardus Mercator (Rupelmonde 1512 -Duisburg 1594)
Category
Maps
Date
1636
Materials
Place of origin
Amsterdam
Collection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 3012843
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. ([20],76 [i.e. 80],79-164,163-216,[4],[2],217-228,227-228,227-246,245-252, 251-252,251-262,261-428,427-442,441-462,[4]p.), plates . ill..,maps (metal cut) . fol... From L.3 (back), J.9.3-4, then L.4.2-3. Provenance: Gilt initials in centrepieces on all covers: IB. Binding: Vellum, gilt frames with centre and cornerpieces (book shoes).
Makers and roles
Gerardus Mercator (Rupelmonde 1512 -Duisburg 1594), mapmaker Henry Hexham (1585-1650), editor