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The Library of Congress holds numerous editions of the Theatrvm orbis Terrarvm. This guide offers links to resources pertaining to Abraham Ortelius that are held in the Library of Congress. These resources include links to catalogued records for the Theatrvm orbis Terrarvm and other books written by Abraham Ortelius, selected reference sources, selected digitized images of his published works and external links.
A search of the Library of Congress Online Catalog shows that there are a total of 55 original atlases held in the Geography and Map Division that were published by Abraham Ortelius and a total of 6 facsimiles of the Theatrvm orbis terrarvm. The link below provides a custom search of the catalog for atlases that were published by Abraham Ortelius:
The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
Abrahami Ortelii Antverpiani Synonymia geographica, sive Popvlorvm, regionvm, insvlarvm, vrbium, opidorum, montium, promontoriorum, silvarum, pontium, marium, sinuum, lacuum, paludum, fluviorum, fontium, &c. variae, pro auctorum traditionibus, saeculorum by Cosmographia; das ist: Warhaffte eigentliche vnd kurtze beschreibung, dess gantzen erdbodems, nemlich, Europe, Asie, Affrice, vnd die nach Petolomeo neuw erfundenen inseln, Americe vnd Magellane (so jetzt die neuw welt genennt) Darinnen eines jeden theils by Cosmographia; das ist: Warhaffte eigentliche vnd kurtze beschreibung, dess gantzen erdbodems, nemlich, Europe, Asie, Affrice, vnd die nach Ptolomeo neuw erfundenen inseln, Americe vnd Magellane (so jetzt die ueuwe [!] welt genennt) Darinnen eines jeden th by Itinerarivm per nonnvllas Galliæ belgicæ partes, Abrahami Ortelii et Ioannis Viviani. Ad Gerardvm Mercatorem, cosmographvm by Thesavrvs geographicvs : in qvo omnium totius terrae regionum ... nomina & appellationes veteres, additis magna ex parte etiam recentioribus ... by 
