Petrus PLANCIUS (1552-1622). Orbis Terrarum...1590 Active Octavo engravings of tennis rackets and

engravings of tennis rackets and balls

to uphold the legitimacy of British claims and to identity the disposition of Native American tribes as likely allies or possible enemies in the coming conflict with the French

they always hop or run for several yards

"* which is considered the first atlas dedicated exclusively to the Americas

which would place Texas within Spanish Mexico

Petrus PLANCIUS (1552-1622). Orbis Terrarum...1590 Active Octavo engravings of tennis rackets andPetrus PLANCIUS (1552 1622) Orbis Terrarum Typus De Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus auctore Petro Plancio (World Type) Amsterdam, 1590 Sheet: 11 14 x 20 Copperplate engraved map Maps by such cartographers as Ortelius and Mercator were printed in large numbers over long periods of time in part because they were included in atlases. The maps of Petrus Plancius (1552 1622) were different. They appeared in several bibles, one of which was edited by