‎Abraham‎

‎ORTELIUS Abraham‎

‎Insularum Aliquot Maris Mediterranei Descriptio; Sicily Malta Sardinia Corfu Elba and Zerbia‎

‎Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius 1584. unbound. Map. Engraving. Image measures 14" x 18 3/4". Light staining and toning on right margin but otherwise is good condition.<br/><br/> A representation of some islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598 a Flemish cartographer and geographer is widely regarded as one of the important and influential cartographers in history. He is known for his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" which was the first modern atlas. Van den Broecke #141<br/><br/> Abraham Ortelius unknown books‎

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‎Ortelius Abraham‎

‎Map Guastecan Regio‎

‎Antwerp: Ortelius 1584. Map on thick paper measuring 8.75 x 7 in 22.25 x 17.75 cm in the image. Taken from the Theatrum orbis terrarum of Ortelius. One of the earliest maps of the kingdom of Huasteca or Guasteca present-day Tamaulipas originally printed on a single sheet with two other maps of Florida and Peru but here presented by itself alone. This is hand-colored with titles in Latin and ornate title cartouche. Very good. <br/><br/> Ortelius unknown books‎

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‎ORTELIUS Abraham‎

‎OPAKH. Thraciae Veteris Typus‎

‎Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius 1592. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand color. Image measures 14" x 18 3/4".<br/><br/> This beautiful 1592 map by Abraham Ortelius depicts the Balkan Peninsula or the Balkans extending from The Sea of Marmara Istanbul and the Bosporus Strait westward to Macedonia including Bulgaria. Portions of the Black Sea and the Thrakikon Pelagos are also shown. Topographical and geographical features such as mountains forests and cities are beautifully rendered in profile.<br><br>Ortelius based this map on the 1560 South-East Europe map by Gastaldi and on on information from numerous ancient sources specifically Herodotus Plinius Strabo Appianus Virgilius Plutarchus and Sidonius. A beautifully engraved title cartouche adorns the top left of the map. Two additional cartouches containing text are also included in the top and bottom right.<br><br>This map was published in the 1592 edition of Ortelius's famous "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" which is historically considered the first modern atlas. Based on the Latin text on verso only 525 copies of this particular atlas were ever printed van der Broecke 214. The map is in good condition with minor wear and toning along the original centerfold. Light stain in lower left margin. Minor foxing with Latin text on verso.<br><br>Abraham Ortelius 1527--1598 a Flemish cartographer and geographer is widely regarded as one of the important and influential cartographers in history. He is known for his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" which was the first modern atlas. Van den Broecke #214<br/><br/> Abraham Ortelius unknown books‎

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‎ORTELIUS Abraham‎

‎Perusini agri; exactisima novisimaque descriptio‎

‎Antwerp: Ortelius Abraham 1603. unbound. very good. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13" x 18.25".<br/><br/> Fine antique map of Perugia and Lake Trasimeno in central Italy in the Umbria region. Today the region is known it's foraged truffles and red wine. From 1603 edition "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". Minor chipping to edges. Light stain near top centerfold. Full original margins. Abraham Ortelius 1527--1598 a Flemish cartographer and geographer is widely regarded as one of the important and influential cartographers in history. He is known for his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" which was the first modern atlas.<br/><br/> Ortelius, Abraham unknown books‎

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‎ORTELIUS Abraham‎

‎Regni Neapolitani Verissima Secundum Antiquorum et Recentiorum Traditionem Descriptio Pyrrho Ligorio Auct‎

‎Antwerp: Ortelius Abraham 1570. unbound. very good. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 14 3/8" x 19.75".<br/><br/> Beautiful map of southern Italy. Latin text on verso. Published in "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". Minor scattered staining particularly in margins. Full original margins.<br/><br/> Ortelius, Abraham unknown books‎

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‎ORTELIUS Abraham‎

‎Synonymia Geographica Sive Popularum Regionum Insularum‎

‎Antwerp: Plantin 1578. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4to. 23 x 16.5 cm 4 ff. 417 1 pp. 1 f. Bound in contemporary vellum over flexible boards head slightly chipped; early signature on t-p. Woodcut 'golden compass' device of the Plantin press on title. Generally good. First edition of this early modern geographical dictionary published alongside the first Plantin edition of Ortelius' successful Theatrum orbis terrarum Antwerp 1579 and listing thousands of names both ancient and modern for "peoples regions islands great and small towns mountains foothills forests seas bays lakes" etc. depicted in the atlas. Earlier versions of the Synonymia had previously appeared as indices to the atlas containing a little over 2000 entries; "in all this first version of Ortelius' geographical dictionary in the form of a separate book includes approximately 10000 entries" Meurer. Ortelius' methodology in the present volume differs from that of his earlier indices: a parallel glossary of non-Latin names has been turned into a bilingual appendix and Ortelius relies almost completely on classical authors quoting moderns only when he cannot go straight to the source. The significance of these alterations for the author's role not as mapmaker but as linguist and lexicographer is hard to overstate: his introduction declares that he undertook the new Synonymia largely out of frustration at the scholarly inadequacy of current Latin lexica including earlier editions of his own which frequently printed inexact or even nonexistent terms sometimes on dodgy authority. Voet 1835; Skelton Theatrum orbis terrarum facsimile 1964; Meurer in Abraham Ortelius and the First Atlas ed. Voet pp. 331-346. Plantin hardcover books‎

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‎Ortelius Abraham‎

‎Theatrum Orbis Terrarum‎

‎New York: American Elsevier Publishing 1964. Hardcover. Fine condition. Facsimile of the Dutch edition of 1570. Bound in publisher's original quarter maroon leather and maroon cloth with front cover and spine stamped in gilt. Engraved colored maps with text reproduced from the original in the Bibliotheque de l'Universite de Leyde. Pages unnumbered. Without dust jacket as issued. A beautiful and high quality production. 16 1/2 inches tall and weighs almost 8 pounds. <br/><br/> American Elsevier Publishing hardcover books‎

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‎ORTELIUS Abraham‎

‎Veronae Urbis Territorium‎

‎Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius. unbound. very good. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 12.75" x 17 15/16".<br/><br/> Beautiful map of Verona and its environs including Mantua and Lake Garda circa 1579. Latin text on verso. From "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". Minor aging and light scattered stains in margins. Page number in manuscript in top margin. Full original margins. Abraham Ortelius 1527--1598 a Flemish cartographer and geographer is widely regarded as one of the important and influential cartographers in history. He is known for his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" which was the first modern atlas.<br/><br/> Abraham Ortelius unknown books‎

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‎Ortelius Abraham 1528 1598‎

‎Theatro del Mondo‎

‎Venice: Scipion Banca 1667. Hardcover. Very Good. Early-20th century vellum lettering hand-painted in black and red on spine very pretty; 8vo 131x92mm. Include half-title title with vignette 108 engraved maps. Vellum a little dust-smudged else fine. D7 torn and repaired; gathering I and K transposed; trimmed a bit close at inner margin. Provenance: Francesco Baranelli di Sinigaglia early ownership signature on half-title; discreet gilt-lettered bookseller's label on front paste-down "C. E. Rappaport Libri Rara Roma." <br/><br/>Third Italian edition of a so-called “Epitome” Theatrum the desirable "pocket" version of Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Enormously popular this version of Ortelius's atlas was primarily used by travelers students and others for whom the folio edition would be inconvenient. Copies were eagerly sought and usually received considerable wear. The atlas was published by varying printers and engravers through to the 18th-century. Koeman III Ort 71. Scipion Banca hardcover books‎

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‎ORTELIUS Abraham 1527-1598‎

‎Pontus Euxinus. Aequor Iasonio pulsatum remgie primum. - Black Sea Coast Map‎

‎Belgico Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius 1590. No Binding. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. ORTELIUS Abraham. VG 1590 B&W Map of the Black Sea Coast. 50 35.5 the Map 54 44.5 cm map including margins. Latin Text to verso of 1 side p xxvii. No pin holes inscriptions etc very light edge browning. Includes part of Ukraine Russia Georgia Bulgaria Romania and Turkey. Belongs to a series of historical maps known as the Parergon Theatri from 1579 onwards. Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmaker Early World Press 2004 p358-359 Marcel P. R. van den Broecke Ortelius Atlas Maps HES Publishers 2011 p633. <br/> <br/> Abraham Ortelius unknown‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham (1527 - 1598)‎

‎24 Karten von französischen Provinzen im Kupferstich‎

‎Keerbergen und Hulsius Frankfurt 1604. Maße: ca. 12 cm x 85 cm rückseitig mit eingedrucktem Text leicht fleckig/teils mit Knickspuren. - Aus: Ortelius Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Enthalten: Auracicus Principatus / Limania / Pictavia / Artesiae Comitatus / Picardia / Veromandui / Francia Insula / Cenomani / Britannia / Bituriges / Lotharingia / Territorium Blesiense / Normannia / Andecaventium Ducatus / Lemonicum / Delphinatus / Provincia / Languedocum / Gasconia / Caletes et Bononienses / Turonis / Burgundiae Comitatus / Burgundiae Ducatus - unknown‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham‎

‎A perfectly complete copy of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum the Parergon and the Nomenclator Ptolemaicus in its original colors‎

‎Antwerp Jan Baptist Vrients / Robert Brunaeu 1603. Theatrum orbis terrarium followed by Parergon sive veteris Geograpiae aliquot tabulae followed by Nomenclator Ptolemaicus. Complete copy bound in a contemporary vellum binding stamped with multiple friezes on the covers and 5 raised bands on the spine 358 f. Folio. Illustrated edition with an engraved allegorical frontispiece the arms of the Kingdom of Spain on the verso an engraved portrait of Ortelius an architectural frontispiece Parergon and 156 engravings. including 151 engraved maps 33 of which are in the Parergon as well as 3 plates of views and 2 plates of costumes. Some pages of the text are foxed and the stamp has been scratched off on the title page. Restoration work at the bottom of the two costume plates. Reinforcement in the margin of the inner hinges of 7 maps. H. 46 x W. 32 x D. 10 cm. / H. 18.11 x W. 12.6 x D. 3.94 inch. The finest edition of this iconic atlas considered to be the first true atlas ‘the first true atlas’ Van der Broecke. ""The unique place occupied by Ortelius' Theatrum in the history of cartography is mainly due to its status as “the world's first regularly produced atlas” . Its form and content set the standards for subsequent atlases"" Koeman 1969 III 29. Ortelius' atlas was revolutionary because it was the first attempt to present the geography of the world in a uniformly produced collection of maps of all known parts of the world. Ortelius designed the maps himself basing his designs on the cartographic sources that he had at hand and equally revolutionary also mentioning his sources on the maps and once finished had them engraved by Frans Hogenberg and Ambrosius and Ferdinand Aertsen. Finally Gielis Coppens van Diest printed the maps after which they could be coloured also in a uniform style and bound in a logical order in one volume. These atlases were a new phenomenon and proved to be very popular in Europe. Soon editions were published in various languages of Europe in print runs of a few hundred copies each. A perfectly complete copy of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum the Parergon and the Nomenclator Ptolemaicus in its original colours. Literature: Van de Krogt/ Koeman IIIA 31:053; Adams O-335; Phillips 382; Shirley 122 Antwerp, Jan Baptist Vrients / Robert Brunaeu hardcover‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham‎

‎Abrahami Patriarchae Peregrinatio et Vita. Abrahamo Ortelio Antverpiano auctore.‎

‎Antwerp: Balthasar Moretus 1612. Other. A very strong impression. In excellent condition. 353 by 457mm 14 by 18 inches. Original copper engraving published 1612 in the famous historical atlas “Parergon” Latin text-edition by Abraham Ortelius. Finely later hand colored in wash and outline. The map shows the travels and life of Abraham. More else this highly decorative map is surrounded by 22 fine engraved medallions which are showing episodes of the life of the Patriach Abraham. The map was published 1592 for the first time in Abraham Ortelius edition of theTheatrum Orbis Terrarum’. Ortelius who created this map used as cartographical source for this map information from Ptolemy and from the bible particulary for the illustrations of Abraham’s life depicted in 22 medallions. Broe. 182 Balthasar Moretus unknown‎

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‎ORTELIUS, Abraham‎

‎ACORES INSVLAE. Theatre de l'Univers - The Azores.‎

‎Antwerp Christopher Plantin for the author 1598. . Double-page copper engraved map with later hand-colouring centre fold as issued cartouches for titles and publishing privilege French text on verso; sheet size: 41.8 x 54 cm.<br /> Well-preserved example of Ortelius' map of the Azores. Taken from the fifth final and most complete French edition of Theatre de l'Univers. Enriched with decorative cartouches and ships.<br /><br /><br />Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598 was a cartographer and publisher he was born and died in Antwerp.<br /> Koeman III Ort 32. Antwerp, Christopher Plantin for the author, 1598. unknown‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham‎

‎Aevi Veteris Typus Geographicus En Spectator Pilae Totius Terrae Ichnographiam. At Veteribus usque ad Annum Salu tis nonagesimum secundum supra milles. Qudringent. Cognitae Tantum Geographiam.‎

‎Antwerp 1590. Very Good margins are extended. Notes: A fine world map by Abraham Ortelius based on Ptolemy surrounded by the maps of the four continents Americas Europe Asia and Africa. Map is superbly decorated within ornamental 16th century design. Latin text on verso. Size : 310x439 mm 12.20x17.28 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Reference: Shirley World 176: Van den Broecke 186. Category: Maps World; unknown‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598)‎

‎Americae Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio.‎

‎Antwerp Belgium 1584. Very Good. Notes: Decorative and famous early map of the Americas.<br>The map shows North and South America and the Great Southern Continent extending northward to include New Guinea. The title is in a strapwork cartouche and the sea area is decorated with four ships and a sea creature.<br>Latin text on verso. <br>Abraham Ortelius April 1527 – June 1598 was a Flemish cartographer geographer and cosmographer from Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. He is recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Theatre of the World. Along with Gemma Frisius and Gerardus Mercator Ortelius is generally considered one of the founders of the Netherlandish school of cartography and geography. He was a notable figure of this school in its golden age approximately 1570s–1670s and an important geographer of Spain during the age of discovery. The publication of his atlas in 1570 is often considered as the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography. Size : 362x500 mm 14.25x19.69 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Reference: Marcel P. R. Van Den Broecke #10.<br> Category: Maps North America; Maps South America Continent; unknown‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham‎

‎An attractive copy of this monumental work with all maps contemporay hand-coloured.‎

‎Antwerp Jan Baptist Vrients 1603. Parergon sive veteris geographiae aliquot Tabulae …. Engraved title 33 maps of the Ancient World 2 plates with costumes and 3 views ""Tempe"" ""Daphne"" and ""Escorial"". H. 43 x W. 30 cm. / H. 16.90 x W. 11.8 inch. A fine and complete copy of the Parergon by Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598 published in Antwerp in 1603. This celebrated companion to the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum represents one of the earliest and most influential works of historical cartography. The volume contains a full suite of maps illustrating the ancient world including the Roman Empire classical Greece and Biblical regions. All maps are original contemporary hand coloured exceptionally well-preserved and vibrant throughout. The engraved title page is richly decorated with allegorical figures and classical motifs. Latin text on verso. A highly decorative and scholarly work reflecting the humanist interest in antiquity and geography. Light age toning and occasional marginal wear are consistent with age. Overall a very attractive copy. Antwerp, Jan Baptist Vrients unknown‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham‎

‎Andegavenium Ducatus. " Anjou Andegavensium Ditionis Vera et Integra Descriptio‎

‎Europe: Antverpiæ"/Antwerp. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel. 1595. Copper engraved map of Anjou after Licinio Guyeto/ Lezin Guyet 1515-80 from Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" 1595 edition; black & white. Latin text to verso. Good dark impression: wormhole to lower centrefold within "MERIDIES"; tear 18mmat lower centrefold caused by guard repaired. Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598 Flemish Cartographer . produced the first modern Atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" in 1570. printed by Aegidus Coppen Diest. There were numerous editions thereafter with texts in various languages; the printing of such was taken over by Chrstoffel Plantijn in 1579 . Ortelius himself drew all the maps in manuscript before passing them to the printers. there is conjecture that he may have engraved some of the plates as well The 1595 Latin text edition is the most complete produced during his lifetime containing all the maps of the 1593 edition plus those of the the"Additamentum" and the"Pareragon" or Ancient geography. The " Additamenta" were supplements to the original Atlas; at the same time Ortelius replaced some maps with new ones showing the same place; some plates were also reworked . Ortelius was Geographer Royal To Phillip II of Spain from 1575. He also worked closely with Braun & Hogenburg on the "Civitas Orbis Terarum". After his death the plates were purchased by Jan Baptiste Vrients in 1601 who published further editions until 1612. Van de Krogt :3; .Koeman: Ort29: 25 76; van.de. Broecke:40. Europe France Anjou Andegavenium Antverpiæ"/Antwerp. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel. 1595 unknown‎

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‎Angliae Scotiae et Hiberniae sive Britannicarum Insularum descriptio.‎

‎Antwerp 1584. Copper engraving 34.5 x 49.5 cm modern hand-colour centrefold reinforced on verso several neat marginal restorations Latin text on verso. The British Isles aligned with west at the top of the map and north on the right which makes better use of the available space on the page; it was chiefly derived from Mercator’s map of 1564. Abraham Ortelius's ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ is widely considered the first modern world atlas originally published in 1570. Ortelius gathered and selected the maps which he believed represented the best available cartographic knowledge of his day which he then presented it in a single volume duly credited and finely engraved in a consistent style with explanatory text. The Theatrum was highly decorative and hugely popular amongst the wealthy and educated running into over forty editions in Latin and other major European languages. Shirley British Isles 139 but cf. 86.Van den Broecke 16. Map unknown‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham‎

‎Angliae Scotiae et Hiberniae sive Britannica Insularum Descriptio. Double-page Map of England Scotland and Ireland with Royal Crest in upper right corner. Hand-Colored by a later hand‎

‎np 1590. Image area 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches in 28 x 23 inch mat. Single crease down center with one 1/2 inch spot worn through otherwise a nice handsome map. Image area 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches in 28 x 23 inch mat. Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598 was a Flemish geographer of German origin. His major work Theatrum Orbis Terrarum 1570 with later revisions and addenda was the first modern atlas. It was based on contemporary charts and maps and contained a collection of plates engraved by Franz Hagenberg in a uniform size and format. The Theatrum preceded the first Atlas of Ortelius' good friend Gerardus Mercator. In fact popular and sentimental legend has it that Mercator delayed publication of his own work so that his younger friend's would appear first. although this simply is not true Mercator wasn't ready the legendary cartographer did compliment Ortelius for the "care and elegance" he put into his "Theatrum. unknown‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham‎

‎Aprutii Uterioris Decriptio.‎

‎<p>Hand colored double-page engraved map 325 x 425 mm 14" x 18" Latin text on verso. Wide margins minor soiling in margins slight aging; otherwise bright and clean with strong impression. Ortelius 1527-1598 is typically viewed as the creator of the modern atlas. He started his career as a map-engraver around 1547 and by 1570 he published the first edition of his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Atlas of the Whole World which included seventy maps many engraved by Frans Hogenberg. This map is colorful impression of Abruzzi Italy and it was probably published in 1612.</p>‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham‎

‎Archipelagi Insularum Aliquot Descrip.‎

‎Antwerp: Christopher Platin 1598. Other. A very good example in excellent condition. 364 by 509mm 14 by 20 inches. Original antique copper engraving published 1598 in a French edition of the “Theatrum Orbis Terrarum”. Finely hand-colored in wash and outline. Decorative map showing eleven maps of the Greek Archipelago in the Mediterranean on one doublepage plate. The title of the map appears in the centre the upper part of the map is a large map of Candia Crete already with many names of villages and other small places. Below are ten more small insets of Greek islands in the Archipelago Metellino Cerigo Scarpanto Nicsia Santorini Milos Stalimente Negroponte Rhodos and Scios. Ortelius was born on 14 April 1527 in the city of Antwerp which was then in the Habsburg Netherlands modern-day Belgium. The Orthellius family were originally from Augsburg a Free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1535 the family had fallen under suspicion of Protestantism. Following the death of Ortelius's father his uncle Jacobus van Meteren returned from religious exile in England to take care of Ortelius. Abraham remained close to his cousin Emanuel van Meteren who would later moved to London. In 1575 he was appointed geographer to the king of Spain Philip II on the recommendation of Arias Montanus who vouched for his orthodoxy. He travelled extensively in Europe and is specifically known to have traveled throughout the Seventeen Provinces; in southern western northern and eastern Germany e.g. 1560 1575–1576; France 1559–1560; England and Ireland 1576; and Italy 1578 and perhaps twice or thrice between 1550 and 1558. Beginning as a map-engraver in 1547 he entered the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke as an illuminator of maps. He supplemented his income trading in books prints and maps and his journeys included yearly visits to the Frankfurt book and print fair where he met Gerardus Mercator in 1554. In 1560 however when travelling with Mercator to Trier Lorraine and Poitiers he seems to have been attracted largely by Mercator's influence towards the career of a scientific geographer. Wikipedia Broe. 147 Christopher Platin unknown‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham‎

‎Asiae Nova Descriptio.‎

‎Antwerp: Christopher Platin 1580. Other. A very good example in excellent condition and original colors. 376 by 489mm 14 by 19 inches. Original copper engraving oldcolored published 1582 in Antwerpen in the atlas “Theatrum Orbis Terrarum”. This is the 2nd plate of Ortelius's "Asia Nova Descriptio". It has the lower case "Farfana" and the town "Ara" has disapeared. The map is finely hand-colored in wash and outline when published. A colored title cartouche is in the lower left corner. Villages and towns are shown as miniature views moreover the map is ornated with sea monsters. A highly decorative 16th century map of Asia. Ortelius was born on 14 April 1527 in the city of Antwerp which was then in the Habsburg Netherlands modern-day Belgium. The Orthellius family were originally from Augsburg a Free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1535 the family had fallen under suspicion of Protestantism. Following the death of Ortelius's father his uncle Jacobus van Meteren returned from religious exile in England to take care of Ortelius. Abraham remained close to his cousin Emanuel van Meteren who would later moved to London. In 1575 he was appointed geographer to the king of Spain Philip II on the recommendation of Arias Montanus who vouched for his orthodoxy. He travelled extensively in Europe and is specifically known to have traveled throughout the Seventeen Provinces; in southern western northern and eastern Germany e.g. 1560 1575–1576; France 1559–1560; England and Ireland 1576; and Italy 1578 and perhaps twice or thrice between 1550 and 1558. Beginning as a map-engraver in 1547 he entered the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke as an illuminator of maps. He supplemented his income trading in books prints and maps and his journeys included yearly visits to the Frankfurt book and print fair where he met Gerardus Mercator in 1554. In 1560 however when travelling with Mercator to Trier Lorraine and Poitiers he seems to have been attracted largely by Mercator's influence towards the career of a scientific geographer. Wikipedia Broe. 7. Christopher Platin unknown‎

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‎Ortelius, Abraham‎

‎Asores Insula; Tercera; Pico; Fayala. "Açores Insulae‎

‎Europe: Antverpiæ"/Antwerp. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel. 1595. Copper engraved map of the islands of the Azores Portugal from Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" 1595 edition; black & white. Latin text to verso. Decorative map of the most Western point of Europe the Azores belong to Portugal and as such Europe extends very far west into the Atlantic. 3 cartouches; ships & monsters to the sea. Good dark impression; tiny wormhole to lower centre fold within "MERIDES". Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598 Flemish Cartographer . produced the first modern Atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" in 1570. printed by Aegidus Coppen Diest. There were numerous editions thereafter with texts in various languages; the printing of such was taken over by Chrstoffel Plantijn in 1579 . Ortelius himself drew all the maps in manuscript before passing them to the printers. there is conjecture that he may have engraved some of the plates as well The 1595 Latin text edition is the most complete produced during his lifetime containing all the maps of the 1593 edition plus those of the the"Additamentum" and the"Pareragon" or Ancient geography. The " Additamenta" were supplements to the original Atlas; at the same time Ortelius replaced some maps with new ones showing the same place; some plates were also reworked . Ortelius was Geographer Royal To Phillip II of Spain from 1575. He also worked closely with Braun & Hogenburg on the "Civitas Orbis Terarum". After his death the plates were purchased by Jan Baptiste Vrients in 1601 who published further editions until 1612. Van de Krogt :3; .Koeman: Ort29 17595; van.de. Broecke:24. Europe Spain & Portugal Azores Asores Acores Tercera Pico fayala Antverpiæ"/Antwerp. "ex Officiana Plantiana" . Plantijn Christoffel. 1595 unknown‎

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‎Austriae‎

‎Antwerp 1595. Copper engraving 35.5 x 48.5 cms recent-hand-colour Latin text on verso. First published in a 1592 edition of the ‘Theatrum’ replacing the earlier ‘Austriae Ducatus’ plate; Wolfgang Lazius is credited as the source. Van den Broecke 106 Map unknown‎

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