(MINIATURE ORTELIUS.) Pietro Maria Marchetti, ed. Il Theatro del Mondo di Abraamo Ortelio. Text in Italian, 109 miniature engraved half-page maps on leaf rectos, six-page alphabetical index in early manuscript bound at rear. 8vo, 8x5¾ inches, near contemporary vellum, upper foredge corner chipped; scattered soiling (heavy at E8-F). First edition published in Italy ("The Epitome, printed in Italy, is an imitation of the original edition with plates cut in Italy. Its popularity among Italian readers is clearly demonstrated by the fact that editions were printed as late as 1724") -- Koeman III, page 72, entry Ort 69; Burden 48-50. Brescia, 1598
