Imagined corners: exploring the world's first atlas / Paul Binding

Binding, Paul

ISBN 10: 0747230404 / ISBN 13: 9780747230403

Published by London: Review, 2003

About this Item

Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 314 pages: ill., maps; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305) and index. Contents: Backcloth -- The Theatrum Comes into Being -- The Theatrum as a Reality -- Inside the Theatrum. Subjects: Ortelius, Abraham 1527-1598. Ortelius, Abraham 1527-1598 Theatrum orbis terrarum. Cartographers Belgium Biography. Cartography Belgium Antwerp History 16th century. Atlases History. Geography History 16th century. Cartography History 1550-1600. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Imagined corners: exploring the world's first atlas / Paul Binding
• Publisher: London: Review
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747230404
• ISBN 13: 9780747230403
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

Published in Antwerp in 1570, the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" did something no previous book had done: here was the world in all its component parts, the chance to see out planet as a place of staggering variety and ultimate unity. The world's first-ever atlas was the brain-child of Abraham Ortelius; it reflected the great vitality of the era, the prevailing zest for exploration and discovery and the linked activities of commerce and map-making. It was a work born of collaborative friendships: Ortelius' circle included two key figures of the age - printer Christophe Plantin and geographer Gerard Mercator. and brings vividly to life the Antwerp that produced Ortelius and his momentous work.

About the Author

Paul Binding is a novelist, critic, poet and cultural historian. He studied English Literature at Oxford University and is Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College, Oxford. He reviews regularly, especially for the Independent on Sunday and Times Literary Supplement.