"Spectandum Dedit Ortelius Mortalib. Orbem, Orbi Spectandum Galleus Ortelium", Ortelius/Galle

This famous portrait of Ortelius, at the age of about 50, was engraved by Philippe Galle and appeared in the Theatrum from 1579 onwards. Few other portraits of the great cartographer have survived. The Latin title translation is, "By looking, Ortelius gave to mortal beings the world, by looking at his face, Galleus gave them Ortelius." The portrait is surrounded in a strapwork and garland frame. French text on verso.

References:

Condition: B+

Light soiling mostly confined to the blank margins with a couple of printer's creases in the bottom blank margin. On thick hand laid paper, with a minute hole above the "r" in "Orbi."