A superb example in full orginal colour and a contemporary binding

Rare. This second edition of the ​‘Speculum’, revised and enlarged, was prepared by Gerard de Jode shortly before his death in 1591, and his name appears on 10 plates. His son, Cornelius, prepared a further 10 new maps including the World, North America, China, Australia and Alaska.

​“Cornelius died in 1600 at the age of 32, after which the plates were published by the then publisher of Ortelius’s ​‘Theatrum’, Jan Baptist Vrients, who must have bought them to prevent further competition. He however had to face increasing competition from Mercator’s ​‘Atlas’. Despite the difficulties surrounding the publication of the ​‘Speculum’ it must have had a good reputation, and Petrus Montanus mentions it in the same breath as Mercator’s ​‘Atlas’ and Ortelius’s ​‘Theatrum’ in his preface to Pieter Kaerius’ ​‘Germaniae Inferior’ ” (Wardington Catalogue).