ORTELIUS Abraham
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Very rare first edition of the Hainaut map by Abraham Ortelius The history of this rare map is fascinating. It was based on a manuscript map by Jacques Surhon (1548), which for security reasons was not published. In 1572, Ortelius applied for privilege to publish the map, but it was never granted. The plate wasengraved anyway, and some prints (perhaps 100) made from it appeared in the 1573-1575 editions of Theatrum. That plate was then…
- Year: 1573
- Dimension: 374 x 506 mm
- Place of publication: Antwerp
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Detailed map of Brescia in northern Italy from Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. The map is oriented with east at the top and shows Lago gi Garda, Brescia, Lago d’Iseo, Lago di Idro. From the French edition of Theatrum published in Antwerp, 1598.
- Dimension: 33 x 47 cm
- Place of publication: Antwerp
- Year: 1598
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A fine miniature map by Philippe Galle from “Epitome du Theatre” by Abraham Ortelius published in Antwerp in 1598 with french text on verso.
- Year: 1598
- Dimension: 75 x 105 mm
- Place of publication: Antwerp
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A fine miniature map from “Epitome Theatri Orbis Terraum” published in Amsterdam in 1602.The maps were based from those in P. Galle’s final edition of 1598 but were drawn and engraved with great care. They may be easily recognised as they have a wide border with latitude and longitude shown. [cod.422/15]
- Year: 1602
- Dimension: 85 x 115 mm
- Place of publication: Amsterdam
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The territories represented encompass the modern Middle East—including Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Iraq (Mesopotamia, recorded on the map by its ancient name, Babylonia), and the entirety of the Arabian Peninsula. However, the map extends far beyond these borders, embracing an exceptionally broad geographical horizon: From West to East: It stretches from the coasts of the Eastern Mediterranean (Maris Terranei Pars) and the Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus) to the remote lands of India this side…
- Dimension: 45,5 x 35,5 cm
- Place of publication: Antwerp
- Year: 1624
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Out of stockA fine miniature map showing Abruzzo from “Epitome du Theatre” by Abraham Ortelius published in Antwerp in 1598 with french text on verso. The engraver was P. Galle. [cod.298/15]
- Year: 1598
- Dimension: 75 x 105 mm
- Place of publication: Antwerp
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Out of stockA fine miniature map of Abruzzo from “Epitome Theatri Orbis Terraum” by Abraham Ortelius published in Amsterdam in 1602. The maps were based from those in P. Galle’s final edition of 1598 but were drawn and engraved with great care. They may be easily recognised as they have a wide border with latitude and longitude shown. [cod.299/15]
- Year: 1602
- Dimension: 85 x 115 mm
- Place of publication: Amsterdam
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A fine miniature map of Artois in northern France engraved with great care by P. Galle from “Epitome du Theatre” by A. Ortelius published in Antwerp in 1598 with french text on verso.
- Year: 1598
- Dimension: 75 x 105 mm
- Place of publication: Antwerp
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Fine and early historical map of Crete surrounded by smaller maps of Corsica, Sardinia and islands in the Ionian Sea (Corfu, St. Maura, Ithaca, Cephalonia and Zante). From the 1624 final edition by Balthasar Moretus of the first historical atlas ever published. Ortelius’s Parergon began as a companion to his Theatrum but eventually it became an independent work. In fact, this collection of maps of the ancient world was so significant that it became the…
- Year: 1624
- Dimension: 342 x 491 mm
- Place of publication: Antewerp
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A fascinating historical map by Abraham Ortelius depicting the Indian Ocean (here referred to as the Erythraeum vel Rubrum Mare), understood in its classical sense: a vast basin stretching from the eastern coasts of Africa to the mysterious reaches of Southeast Asia. Published in the 1624 edition of the Parergon—Ortelius’s famous historical atlas—and printed in Antwerp at the prestigious printing house of Balthasar Moretus, the map stands as a true geographical and literary masterpiece: not…
- Dimension: 36,5 x 46,5 cm
- Place of publication: Antwerp
- Year: 1624
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Out of stockA fine miniature map from “Epitome Theatri Orbis Terraum” published in Amsterdam in 1602.The maps were based from those in P. Galle’s final edition of 1598 but were drawn and engraved with great care. They may be easily recognised as they have a wide border with latitude and longitude shown. [cod.259/15]
- Year: 1602
- Dimension: 85 x 115 mm
- Place of publication: Amsterdam
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Fine and early second historical map of France. It differs from Ortelius’ other Galliae Vetus maps in that it is based upon ancient geographical sources, rather than ancient military sources. From the 1624 final edition by Balthasar Moretus of the first historical atlas ever published. Ortelius’s Parergon began as a companion to his Theatrum but eventually it became an independent work. In fact, this collection of maps of the ancient world was so significant that…
- Year: 1624
- Dimension: 396 x 495 mm
- Place of publication: Antewerp
