Relief shown pictorially. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Index (v. 1): Register und ordnung der taffeln im ersten theil. Index (v. 2): Register und ordnung der taffeln im andern theil. Vellum binding. Seal (including bear) on cover, with gold leaf, mostly worn away. V. 1: [4] pages, [10], 460 [i.e. 466], [4] pages, [1] leaf of plates -- v. 2: 428 [i.e. 436], [4] pages, [1] leaf of plates. First 4 pages of v. 1 blank; last 4 pages of v. 2 blank (included in page description). Engraved title page; head and tail-pieces throughout. V. 1: Das erste begreifft Gross Britannien. Die Mitternächtige Länder. Deutschland und Niederland. Mit vielen schönen newen kupffer-stücken und land-beschreibungen vermehrt und verbessert. V. 2: Begreissend Franckreich. Hispanien. Italien. Asia. Africa und America. Mit vielen schönen newen kupffer-stücken und land-beschreibungen ausse newe vermehrt und verbessert. Introductory text. Descriptive text accompanies each map. Decorative cartouches, bar scales, compass roses, rhumb lines, ships, sea monsters. Maps show topography, vegetation, waterways, shoals, ports, city plans. Descriptive text on some maps (e.g. Map 210). Section numbers appear at beneath text and maps (e.g. D d; D d 2). Map 1 appears as 2 globes: western and eastern hemispheres, with text at bottom: Exiguam vasti qui Terrarum aspicis orbis effigiem pictum opus artificis; Te potius mirare ipsum, simulacra videbis in te orbis duplicis, parvus et orbis eris. Map 2 shows the north pole. Map 200 shows soundings. Map 209 has coat of arms. Maps 72, 90, 99, 209, and 218 have keys. Latin titles on most maps. Italian, Dutch, French, and German on some maps. Gothic script.