Title
Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio
Document Type
Manuscript
Publication Date
11-15-2021
Abstract
Published in 1587 in a printing of Geography by Strabo (circa 64 BCE – 24 CE), translated by Isaac Casaubon (1559-1614), this hand-colored copperplate engraving print is the work of Rumold Mercator (1545-1599), completed with the sources and personal guidance of his father, Gerhard Mercator (1512-1594).
Recommended Citation
Mercator, Gerhard and Mercator, Rumold, "Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio" (2021). Library Exhibits. 8.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/libraryexhibits/8
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Comments
This image is a composite of two high resolution scans that were digitally combined, enhanced, and compressed to jpg image format for public access.