Original 16th Century World Map Ortelius Antique Engraving Copper engraving from theatrum orbis terrarum. published by arbraham ortelius of antwerp from 1587 onwards. with original (?) hand colouring. size: 35,5 x 48,5 cm. one of the most famous of world maps, from ortelius’ great work, theatrum orbis terrarum. initially published in 1570, this volume was the first that could truly be called an. Abraham ortelius (1527 1598) abraham ortelius is the most famous and most collected of all early cartographers. in 1570 he published the first comprehensive collection of maps of all parts of the world, the theatrum orbis terrarum ("theatre of the world"), the first modern atlas as we know it. "abraham ortel, better known as ortelius, was born.
Original 16th Century World Map Ortelius Antique Engraving The first map to do was giacomo gastaldi‘s world map of 1562, followed by bolognino zaltieri and gerard mercator in 1567. the strait then became shorthand for a passage to china, i.e. a northwest passage. it appeared on maps until the mid eighteenth century. The ‘theatrum orbis terrarum’. the brabant map maker and geographer abraham ortelius (1527 1598) would have gained only a small position within the cartographic discipline, if he didn’t conceive the pioneer’s idea to compose the best actual maps in a uniform format in a book. his modern world atlas theatrum orbis terrarum, of which the. ”the maps and plates in the parergon have to be evaluated as the most outstanding engravings depicting the wide spread interest in classical geography in the 16th century” koeman. unlike the theatrum, which consisted of existing maps reduced by ortelius, the maps in the parergon were drawn by ortelius himself. as a scholar of antiquity, a. Maps perhaps antique maps, prints and engravings :: home. 0 items (£0.00) specialising in original 16th and 17th century fine decorative maps and engravings. featuring maps and plans by john speed, blaeu, braun & hogenberg, john ogilby, saxton, hondius and ortelius.
Original 16th Century World Map Ortelius Antique Engr Vrog ”the maps and plates in the parergon have to be evaluated as the most outstanding engravings depicting the wide spread interest in classical geography in the 16th century” koeman. unlike the theatrum, which consisted of existing maps reduced by ortelius, the maps in the parergon were drawn by ortelius himself. as a scholar of antiquity, a. Maps perhaps antique maps, prints and engravings :: home. 0 items (£0.00) specialising in original 16th and 17th century fine decorative maps and engravings. featuring maps and plans by john speed, blaeu, braun & hogenberg, john ogilby, saxton, hondius and ortelius. It embraces the entirety of the known world and represents the most widely disseminated and eagerly copied image of the world available to the european reader at the end of the 16th century. in compiling this map, ortelius drew on the best cartography available, including gerard mercator's map of 1569, giacomo gastaldi's 1561 world map, and. The final and most comprehensive edition of the parergon, ortelius's atlas of ancient geography. the parergon maps began appearing as supplements within ortelius main work the theatrum orbis terrarum in 1579 with 3 maps. over the time, the map collection became an atlas in its own right.
Original 16th Century World Map Ortelius Antique Engr Vrog It embraces the entirety of the known world and represents the most widely disseminated and eagerly copied image of the world available to the european reader at the end of the 16th century. in compiling this map, ortelius drew on the best cartography available, including gerard mercator's map of 1569, giacomo gastaldi's 1561 world map, and. The final and most comprehensive edition of the parergon, ortelius's atlas of ancient geography. the parergon maps began appearing as supplements within ortelius main work the theatrum orbis terrarum in 1579 with 3 maps. over the time, the map collection became an atlas in its own right.
Original 16th Century World Map Ortelius Antique Engr Vrog
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