Matthias Quad; Wilhelm Bonacker — Geographisch Handtbuch: Cologne 1600

Netherlands, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1969. Cloth. A very smart facsimile of the first world atlas produced by a German author, with the original dust wrapper. Main body of the text is written in German, with some English sections of the introduction. Facsimile of the first German edition of this world atlas, now thought to have been published before the first Latin edition. Illustrated throughout. The first atlas produced by a German author, with maps mainly based on Ortelius with their own charm and delicacy of execution. Some are decorated with reigning monarchs, with six relating to America. Original maps drawn by Johan Bussemacher, a German engraver, publisher, printer, and art dealer based in Cologne. Written by Matthias Quad, an engraver and cartographer from Cologne who was the first European mapmaker to use dotted lines to indicate international borders. With an introduction by Wilhelm Bonacker, a German cartographer and map-historian. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. A plain sticker to the front free endpaper. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.