Islandia

The atlas, Theatrum orbis terrarum, by Abraham Ortelius was a large book and rather expensive. So it was not very long before someone wanted to make it more accessible by creating a miniature version of it. Philip Galle published the first editions and others followed like Johannes Vrients and Michel Coignet. This new edition of the map collection, called Epitome, was published in few languages, Latin (1601, 1609, 1612), French (1602) and English (1603). The maps were usually the same or similar.
The Iceland map is nothing but a smaller version of the one from the atlas. The change in size has claimed many of the place-names and all the creatures in the sea.

Info

Author: Johannes Vrients
Country: Netherlands
Year: 1601-1602

Publication 1
Language: Latin
Publication locations: Antwerp
Year: 1601
Size: 7,5×10,5 cm
Publication 2
Language: Latin
Publication locations: Antwerp
Year: 1601
Size: 7,5×10,5 cm
Publication 3
Publication locations: Antwerp
Year: 1601
Size: 8,5×11,5 cm
Publication 4
Language: French
Publication locations: Antwerp
Year: 1602
Size: 8,5×11,5 cm