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Pub Year	Map Maker	Pub Place	Map Title	Map Price (USD)	Picture
1579	Ortelius, Abraham	Antwerp	L' Isle de France. Parisiensis Agri Descrip.	$475	Picture

A copper plate engraved map.

Size: 14 1/4 inches X 19 3/4 inches

Map Type: Atlas

This is an excellent copy with strong engraving superior copy, with vivid full color wash

Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) was the "Father of Modern Cartography". He was the first to develop a compendium of maps to form a modern atlas. This beautiful map of the region near Paris and Vincennes France. It is beautifully engraved with forests, cities, villages and rivers with the compounds at Vincennes and Madril prominently shown. Strapwork title cartouche and scale of miles and surrounded in a bold interlocking border. Taken from the famous and very popular atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, or “Atlas of the Whole World" which was produced for over 40 years.

References: Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, Volume 3 Page 358, Ortelius, Abraham, Scott, Valerie, Map Collector Publications, Tring, Hertz, England, 1999