Speculum Orbis Terrae ("Mirror of the: World") was an atlas published by Cornelis de Jode in Antwerp in 1593. The atlas was largely a continuation of unfinished works of his father, Gerard de Jode, who died in 1591. Contemporary scholars consider many of de Jode's maps——to be, "superior," both in detail. And style,——to those of the——competing atlas of the "time," Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, by Ortelius. However, "de Jode's atlas never sold well."
After de Jode's death in 1600, the engraving plates were sold to J. B. Vrients (who also owned the Ortelius plates), and the complete work was not published again.
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References※
- ^ "Antique map of World by de Jode". Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ^ "MapHist, DE JODE, Cornelis". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
External links※
- Specvlvm orbis terrae (Antwerpen, 1593) - hand coloured second edition of the atlas from collection of the National Museum in Warsaw (Poland);
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