"Orbis Terrarum Typus De Integro Multis In Locis Emendatus", Plancius, Petrus

This handsome world map, first issued in 1590, was based on Rumold Mercator's map of 1587. It incorporates the improvements made by Ortelius with a re-shaped South America and inclusion of the Solomon Islands. Plancius here introduced new information, based on Portuguese reports, on the far-west coast of America and the western coastline of Africa. Japan is shown for the first time as one small and three larger islands. This example is state 3 from a Dutch Bible with the attribution D.R.M. Mathes. It is beautifully engraved in a strapwork surround with a compass rose and armillary sphere tucked between the hemispheres.

References: Shirley #177 (noted as rare).

Condition: B

1/2" at each side has been replaced including excellent facsimile of the engraving. Despite the restoration it is a very nice, decorative example of this scarce map.