1595 Abraham Ortelius Antique Epitome Atlas with 106 Maps - Rare, Unique & Beautiful Antarctica After the British assumed control

After the British assumed control in 1796

This original copper-plate engraved antique map of the Falkland Islands by Commodore John Byron was engraved by Robert Benard and published in the 1774 first French edition of John Hawkesworth important book An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere

The early settlement of Jamestown Iamestowne is noted along with a number of other place names

Ober Bau Directorn etc

used a business model that required constant expansion into untapped areas

1595 Abraham Ortelius Antique Epitome Atlas with 106 Maps - Rare, Unique & Beautiful Antarctica After the British assumed controlTitle: Epitome theatri Orteliani Philippo Gallaeo Arnoldus Cocinx MDXCV Ref: 3090 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Size: 8vo Date: 1595 Description: This stunning, original antique pocket Epitome Atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the Orb of the World) with 106 beautifully hand coloured copper plate engraved antique maps of the entire 16th century world, by Abraham Ortelius, was published in 1595 dated on the title page, Latin edition by Philip