23. Saint Thomas More. The Utopia <strong>of</strong> Sir Thomas More. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1885. Probably the first modern edition <strong>of</strong> Utopia, this bilingual version, edited by the scholar <strong>and</strong> schoolmaster Joseph Hirst Lupton, includes much <strong>of</strong> the paratext that accompany both the Latin editions <strong>and</strong> English translations by Robinson, along with a brief biography <strong>of</strong> More, <strong>and</strong> an extensive glossary. Although lacking illustrations, the edition allows readers to compare <strong>and</strong> contrast the Latin <strong>and</strong> English versions. On loan from the Centre for Renaissance <strong>and</strong> Reformation Studies, Victoria University in the University <strong>of</strong> Toronto 24. Saint Thomas More. Utopia. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2011. The most recent critical edition <strong>of</strong> Utopia, published by Norton, includes not only the paratext to the various editions, but also background texts <strong>and</strong> modern criticism. The background texts include excerpts from Plato’s Republic, <strong>and</strong> the F<strong>our</strong> Voyages by Amerigo Vespucci <strong>and</strong> his discovery <strong>of</strong> a new continent. The critical texts are excerpted from the writings <strong>of</strong> literary utopian theorists such as Northrop Frye, <strong>and</strong> from modern utopias such as Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left H<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> Darkness. Compiled for a scholarly audience, this edition provides a comprehensive literary context for both the work Utopia <strong>and</strong> the concept <strong>of</strong> utopia, from its inception in the sixteenth century. 25. Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598). Vtopiae. in 1595, the famous cartographer Abraham Ortelius started work on designing a map <strong>of</strong> Utopia constructed from the account <strong>of</strong> the isl<strong>and</strong> by Hythlodaeus. Similar in style to the maps produced for Theatrum orbis terrarum, the map includes 111 topographical names in Latin, Greek, Spanish, Dutch, Slavonic, Turkish, French, <strong>Utopian</strong>, italian, <strong>and</strong> German. The bottom right cartouche states: To the spectator: behold the joys <strong>of</strong> the world. See the fortunate Kingdom. What could be better? This is Utopia, Fortress <strong>of</strong> Peace, centre <strong>of</strong> Love <strong>and</strong> Justice, safe Haven <strong>and</strong> Trusted Coast. Praised elsewhere, Venerated by you who knows why. This L<strong>and</strong>, more than Any Other, <strong>of</strong>fers you a Happy Life. Dedicated to Johannes Wacker von Wackenfels, as told by Raphael, recorded by More, <strong>and</strong> drawn by Abraham Ortelius. Joy <strong>and</strong> Prosperity to You. Johann Matthäus Wacker von Wackenfels (1550–1619) was an active diplomat, scholar <strong>and</strong> author, with a keen interest in history <strong>and</strong> philosophy <strong>and</strong> was a close friend <strong>of</strong> the astronomer Johannes <strong>From</strong> <strong>Nowhere</strong>: <strong>Utopian</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Dystopian</strong> <strong>Visions</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>our</strong> Past, Present, <strong>and</strong> Future 41
25. Vtopiae Kepler. The map was unknown until a copy emerged at a British auction in 1981. Possibly twelve copies were printed for Ortelius’s nephew, Jacob Cools. Ortelius claims he produced the map for friends to insert in their copies <strong>of</strong> Utopia. Whatever Ortelius’s intentions, there is only one known copy in existence, displayed here in facsimile. 42 Case F<strong>our</strong>: Utopia
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