Orbis antiqui tabulae geographicae secundum Cl. Ptolemaeum, [...].

In-f° : [12 incl. engr. title]- 28 maps -[75] pp. (all maps mounted on lvs, small spots).

Modern binding : three-quarter brown cloth, marbled paper boards.

Last edition of Gerard Mercator's Ptolemy atlas with an engraved title by J.V. Vianen, the second state of his Ptolemaic world map, 5 maps of Africa, 12 maps of Asia and 10 maps of Europe. R. & J. Wetstein and William Smith used the original and over 150 year-old copper-plates, except for the seventh map of Europe that has been completely re-engraved. Ref. van der Krogt I [1:531].