The "first modern atlas" sees the light after its restoration at the University of Oviedo

It is difficult to find a better way to commemorate Book Day. The University of Oviedo has taken the opportunity to present its newly restored 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. Or what is the same thing, the one that is considered as "the first modern atlas." The work of the geographer and cartographer, Abraham Ortelius, was among the historical archive of the Library of the University of Oviedo, although its state did not allow to place it on the shel…