Theatrum orbis terrarum
Contributors: Artists' Books Collection (Library of Congress); Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Publisher: Laura Davidson
Published: 2001
Place of publication: [Boston]
Language: eng
Subjects: Ortelius, Abraham,; Artists' books
Notes: Cover title.

Signed: Laura Davidson, 2001.

A wooden diptych which opens to reveal a map of the world.  The upper panel has two columns, two pilasters, and a pediment that includes a movable globe, with the title painted on a panel in the center.  It is modeled after the title page of Abraham Ortelius's atlas, Theatrum orbis terrarum, Antwerp, 1570.    The hand-painted interior is a map of the world surrounded by plants, insects, animals, and man-made structures.