Atlas sive Cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mvndi et fabricati figvra.
Contributors: Mercator, Rumold, 1541-1600
Published: 1602
Place of publication: Dvisbvrgi Cl[ivorvm
Language: lat
Subjects: Atlases -- Early works to 1800.
Notes: In three parts, the third part bound before the first and second parts; map "Svecia et Norvegia (sig. XVIIII) bound before dedication "Nobilissimo et mvltis nominibus illvstri viro D. Henrico Ranzovio" (sig. XVIII.2)

Colophon: Dvsseldorpii, Excudebat Bernardus Busius ... sumptibus heredum Gerardi Mercatoris ... 1602.

The first part is composed of three fascicles, each with a special t.p.: Galliae tabulę geographicae; Belgii Inferioris geographicae tabulę; Germaniae tabulę geographicae.

The second and third parts have each a special t.p.  The former is entitled: Italiae, Sclavoniae, et Graeciae tabulę geographicę; the latter: Atlantis pars altera.  Both are wanting in this copy, that of the third part being replaced by a t.p. which reads: Tabvlae geographicae Cl: Ptolemęi ad mentem autoris restitutae & emendatę.

Title page, special title pages, as well as the maps and port., are hand coloured.

The third part, left unfinished by the author, was completed and the whole work edited by his son, Rumold Mercator.

Lacks maps entitled "Anglesey ..." and "Hassia Landtgrauiatus" and indices "Index locorvm tabvlae generalis Italiae", "Index locorvm im tabvlam generalem Graeciae" and "Index tabvlarvm Italiae & Graeciae".

Title page and maps entitled "America siue India nova", "Anglia, Scotia et Hibernia", "Candia" mutilated.
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