Introduction Early Encounters with the World: Elizabeth Tanfield and Her Work -- The Translator's "Pregnancy of Understanding": Elizabeth Tanfield's Style -- The Translator in the Priory: Influences and Contexts -- Note on the Text -- The Mirror of the Worlde (text and annotations) -- Appendix A Summary of all French Editions of Ortelius Printed by 1602 225 -- Appendix B Comparison of the Contents of The Mirror of the Worlde with the Contents of the 1590 Epitome and the 1598 Miroir -- Appendix C Complete Text of L'Epitome's Descriptions of "Lucembourg" (34v) and "Haynault" (35v).
Summary
An authoritative and comprehensive edition of the first known English translation of the first atlas of the world.