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Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
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Frontispiece for Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, published in 1570, and considered the first modern atlas. Title is surrounded by four figures representing — clockwise from the top — the continents of Europe, Africa, America, and Asia.
1570
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
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Historia Antipodum oder Newe Welt
1655
Frontispiece to Newe Welt vnd americanische Historien (1655).
Residence of Mrs. Eliza Richards
1878
Engraving of Ocatagon House, the residence of Mrs. Eliza Richards. Several trees dot the landscape and other buildings can be seen in the distance at right. An engraved portrait of Hon. John Richar...
Europae recens Designatio
1740
From Weigel's Atlas portatilis, oder, Compendieuse Vorstellung der gantzen Welt. Map of Europe.
Eastern Hemisphere
1878
This lithograph shows Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Antarctic Continent, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and Polynesia. Many countries, territo...
