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.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression with minor soiling, a printer's crease to the right of the engraving, and a worm track in the top margin. There is soiling and damp stains along the edges of the sheet, and a small, repaired tear at bottom right.