Theatre of the World
E321735
Theatre of the World is the English title of Abraham Ortelius’s pioneering 16th-century atlas, widely regarded as the first modern atlas of the world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theatre of the World canonical | 2 |
| Welttheater | 1 |
| theatrum mundi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3026848 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theatre of the World Context triple: [Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, hasAlternativeTitle, Theatre of the World]
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A.
Theatre Cocoon
Theatre Cocoon is a prominent performing arts venue in Tokyo known for staging contemporary and experimental theater productions.
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B.
Idols of the Theatre
Idols of the Theatre are one of Francis Bacon’s categories of systematic human error, referring to false philosophical systems and dogmas that distort our understanding of nature like staged illusions.
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C.
The Theatre of Dreams
The Theatre of Dreams is the famous moniker for Manchester United’s iconic Old Trafford stadium, renowned for its rich footballing history and passionate atmosphere.
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D.
Bidesia theatre
Bidesia theatre is a popular Bhojpuri folk theatre tradition known for its musical, dramatic portrayal of migration, social issues, and rural life in eastern India.
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E.
Spotlighters Theatre
Spotlighters Theatre is an intimate, long-running community theater in Baltimore known for its small in-the-round stage and diverse lineup of plays and musicals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theatre of the World Target entity description: Theatre of the World is the English title of Abraham Ortelius’s pioneering 16th-century atlas, widely regarded as the first modern atlas of the world.
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A.
Theatre Cocoon
Theatre Cocoon is a prominent performing arts venue in Tokyo known for staging contemporary and experimental theater productions.
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B.
Idols of the Theatre
Idols of the Theatre are one of Francis Bacon’s categories of systematic human error, referring to false philosophical systems and dogmas that distort our understanding of nature like staged illusions.
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C.
The Theatre of Dreams
The Theatre of Dreams is the famous moniker for Manchester United’s iconic Old Trafford stadium, renowned for its rich footballing history and passionate atmosphere.
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D.
Bidesia theatre
Bidesia theatre is a popular Bhojpuri folk theatre tradition known for its musical, dramatic portrayal of migration, social issues, and rural life in eastern India.
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E.
Spotlighters Theatre
Spotlighters Theatre is an intimate, long-running community theater in Baltimore known for its small in-the-round stage and diverse lineup of plays and musicals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atlas
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cartographic work ⓘ |
| author | Abraham Ortelius ⓘ |
| cartographer | Abraham Ortelius ⓘ |
| circulationRegion | Europe ⓘ |
| contains |
accompanying text for each map
ⓘ
index of place names ⓘ uniformly sized maps ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| field |
geography
ⓘ
history of cartography ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1570 ⓘ |
| genre | early modern scientific atlas ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Theatrum Orbis
ⓘ
linked to:
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive, Atlas Novus ⓘ
linked to:
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
|
| hasComponent |
engraved copperplate maps
ⓘ
letterpress text ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1570 first edition
ⓘ
1573 expanded edition ⓘ 1579 edition ⓘ late 16th-century enlarged editions ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Theatre of the World ⓘ |
| hasFormat | folio volume ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | milestone in the development of modern atlases ⓘ |
| influenced | later European atlases ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
contemporary nautical charts
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earlier Ptolemaic cartography ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mapProjectionUsed | various 16th-century projections ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of text and cartography
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standardized map format ⓘ systematic collection of maps in book form ⓘ |
| numberOfMapsInFirstEdition | 53 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Antwerp ⓘ |
| printedIn | Antwerp printing houses ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Gilles Coppens de Diest ⓘ |
| regardedAs | first modern atlas of the world ⓘ |
| subject |
cartography
ⓘ
regional maps ⓘ world maps ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 16th-century known world ⓘ |
| usedBy |
merchants
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scholars ⓘ statesmen ⓘ |
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Subject: Theatre of the World Description of subject: Theatre of the World is the English title of Abraham Ortelius’s pioneering 16th-century atlas, widely regarded as the first modern atlas of the world.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Theatre of the World
linked to: Theatre of the World