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Jan Amos Komenský: ‘Orbis Sensualium Pictus: Hoc est, omnium fundamentalium in mundo rerum, & in vita actionum, Pictura & Nomenclatura.’ 1658 - 1700

The first edition of this book was printed in 1658 in Nuremberg (Germany) (= Noribergae or Norimbergae). According to the 1967 bibliography of Kurt Pilz, 245 editions were published of which fifty-five appeared before 1701.
Below are the scans of twenty-five editions showing eight different illustrations of a printing press.
The numbering in the captions below refers to Pilz’s bibliography. It is clear that several editions use the same gravures and woodcuts, but more detailed comparisons are necessary to investigate this. [I’m still looking for scans of the remaining 20 editions.]

Comenius’ Orbis 1658

1658: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Johan. Friderici Endterorum (#2)

Comenius’ Orbis 1659

1659: London: J. Kirton (#4)

Comenius’ Orbis 1660

1660: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Johan. Friderici Endterorum (#5 or #6)

Comenius’ Orbis 1658

1664: London: J. Kirton (#11)

Comenius’ Orbis 1664

1664: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Johan. Friderici Endterorum (#12)

Comenius’ Orbis 1666

1666: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Johan. Friderici Endterorum (#13)

Comenius’ Orbis 1667

1667: Wratislaviensis: C. Müller (#15)

Comenius’ Orbis 1668

1667: Wratislav: C. Müller (#16)

Comenius’ Orbis 1667

1667: Bregae Silesiorum Wratislaviensis: C. Müller, Tschornianis (#17)

Comenius’ Orbis 1668

1668: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Joannis Friderici Endteri (#18)

Comenius’ Orbis 1669

1669: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Joannis Friderici Endteri (#19)

Comenius’ Orbis 1672

1672 a: Købnhavn: D. Paulli (#21)

Comenius’ Orbis 1672

1672 b: London: T.R. (#22)

Comenius’ Orbis 1674

1674: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Joannis Friderici Endteri (#25)

Comenius’ Orbis 1677

1675: Coronae: Petri Pfannenschmiedii - Nicolaus Molitor (#29)

Comenius’ Orbis 1677

1677: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Joannis Friderici Endteri (#30)

Comenius’ Orbis 1677

1678: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Joannis Friderici Endteri (#31)

Comenius’ Orbis 1679

1679: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Joannis Friderici Endteri (#32)

Comenius’ Orbis 1689

1685: Leutschoviae: S. Brewer (#42)

Comenius’ Orbis 1685

1685: Leutschoviae: S. Brewer (#44)

Comenius’ Orbis 1689

1685: London: C. Mearne (#46)

Comenius’ Orbis 1688

1688: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Joannis Friderici Endteri (#49)

Comenius’ Orbis 1689

1689: London: A. Swall (#51)

Comenius’ Orbis 1688

1698: Noribergae: Sumtibus Michaelis & Joannis Friderici Endteri (#54)

Comenius’ Orbis 1700

1700: London: John Sprint (#55)

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