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Orbis Terrarum Antiquus by Reichard and Forbiger, Deutschland, a world atlas with 20 hand-coloured copper‑engraved maps from the 1853 5th edition, measuring 35 × 22 cm, complete except for the frontispiece and in aged, acceptable condition.
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Orbis Terrarum Antiquus (1853)
Title
Reichard / Forbiger – Orbis Terrarum Antiquus – 5th edition 1853 – complete atlas with 20 coloured maps. The frontispiece is missing.
Description
Christian Gottlieb Reichard (1758–1837)
Orbis Terrarum Antiquus
Quondam in usum juventutis descriptus
5th edition (Editio quinta), newly edited and annotated by Albert Forbiger.
Nuremberg, Friedrich Campe & Son (Fr. Campe et fil.), 1853.
Complete copy with all 20 etched and contemporarily boundary-coloured maps.
Large-format historical atlas on the geography of the ancient world. The complete map sequence covers the ancient world as well as Hispania, Gaul, Britannia, Germania, Italy and Rome, Greece and the Peloponnese, Macedonia and Illyria, Dacia/Sarmatia/Scythia, Asia Minor, Armenia and Syria, Palestine, India, Egypt as well as Africa and Arabia. Several plates contain additional detail and city plans, including Rome, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Carthage and Athens.
The maps are printed on strong paper and provided with colored boundary coloring. At the bottom edge of the plates there is the publisher’s note “Nürnberg, Fr. Campe et fil.” as well as the designation “Orbis terrarum antiquus” and the respective plate number. On several maps the engraver J. A. Bühler is also named.
The complete sequence of 20 maps was checked individually.
Particularly interesting is a handwritten entry on the flyleaf, dated “8 December 1861.” It indicates an early ownership/provenance shortly after the atlas’ publication. Other historical handwritten signatures are found on the same leaf.
Condition
Complete set of 20 maps. The printed title page is not present.
Age-appropriate, unrestored condition. The maps show varying degrees of foxing, paper browning, and age-related discolorations, especially at the edges. The printed map images themselves are mostly clear and well preserved. The historic boundary coloring is strong and attractively retained.
The center folds show the usual signs of use typical of a large-format atlas. There are no significant losses within the map images on the present maps.
Plain brown linen/fabric binding with noticeable age- and wear-related traces. The atlas has not been cleaned or restored; paper, coloring and historic signs of use are in a seasoned state.
Please regard the numerous photos as an essential part of the condition description.
Bibliographical details
Author
Christian Gottlieb Reichard
Editor
Albert Forbiger
Title
Orbis Terrarum Antiquus
Edition
5th edition / Editio quinta
Place
Nuremberg
Publisher
Friedrich Campe & Sohn / Fr. Campe et fil.
Year
1853
Extent
20 engraved and boundary-coloured maps – complete
Subject
Historical cartography / Geography of antiquity
Technique
Engraved maps with boundary coloring
Provenance
Handwritten entry dated 8 December 1861
Orbis Terrarum Antiquus (1853)
Title
Reichard / Forbiger – Orbis Terrarum Antiquus – 5th edition 1853 – complete atlas with 20 coloured maps. The frontispiece is missing.
Description
Christian Gottlieb Reichard (1758–1837)
Orbis Terrarum Antiquus
Quondam in usum juventutis descriptus
5th edition (Editio quinta), newly edited and annotated by Albert Forbiger.
Nuremberg, Friedrich Campe & Son (Fr. Campe et fil.), 1853.
Complete copy with all 20 etched and contemporarily boundary-coloured maps.
Large-format historical atlas on the geography of the ancient world. The complete map sequence covers the ancient world as well as Hispania, Gaul, Britannia, Germania, Italy and Rome, Greece and the Peloponnese, Macedonia and Illyria, Dacia/Sarmatia/Scythia, Asia Minor, Armenia and Syria, Palestine, India, Egypt as well as Africa and Arabia. Several plates contain additional detail and city plans, including Rome, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Carthage and Athens.
The maps are printed on strong paper and provided with colored boundary coloring. At the bottom edge of the plates there is the publisher’s note “Nürnberg, Fr. Campe et fil.” as well as the designation “Orbis terrarum antiquus” and the respective plate number. On several maps the engraver J. A. Bühler is also named.
The complete sequence of 20 maps was checked individually.
Particularly interesting is a handwritten entry on the flyleaf, dated “8 December 1861.” It indicates an early ownership/provenance shortly after the atlas’ publication. Other historical handwritten signatures are found on the same leaf.
Condition
Complete set of 20 maps. The printed title page is not present.
Age-appropriate, unrestored condition. The maps show varying degrees of foxing, paper browning, and age-related discolorations, especially at the edges. The printed map images themselves are mostly clear and well preserved. The historic boundary coloring is strong and attractively retained.
The center folds show the usual signs of use typical of a large-format atlas. There are no significant losses within the map images on the present maps.
Plain brown linen/fabric binding with noticeable age- and wear-related traces. The atlas has not been cleaned or restored; paper, coloring and historic signs of use are in a seasoned state.
Please regard the numerous photos as an essential part of the condition description.
Bibliographical details
Author
Christian Gottlieb Reichard
Editor
Albert Forbiger
Title
Orbis Terrarum Antiquus
Edition
5th edition / Editio quinta
Place
Nuremberg
Publisher
Friedrich Campe & Sohn / Fr. Campe et fil.
Year
1853
Extent
20 engraved and boundary-coloured maps – complete
Subject
Historical cartography / Geography of antiquity
Technique
Engraved maps with boundary coloring
Provenance
Handwritten entry dated 8 December 1861
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of objects
1
Country
Germany
Geographical specification
The whole world—see the pictures.
Map maker/publisher
Reichert/Forbiger
Map/book title
Titel Reichard / Forbiger – Orbis Terrarum Antiquus – 5. Auflage 1853 – vollständiger Atlas mit 20
Period
1851-1860
Condition
Reasonable
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Very nicely hand-colored, clean and detailed copper engravings.
Height
35 cm
Width
22 cm
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