Fine and early historical map of Northern Italy centered on Brescia extending from Venice on the Adriatic, to Pisa and Nice on the Mediterranean, to Lake Geneva in the west, and the Alps in the North. The map is embellished by four decorative cartouches.
Engraved by Ortelius himself based upon ancient knowledge from Livius, Ausonius, Tacitus, Cato, Plinius, Polybius and Cassiodore.
From the 1624 final edition with the latin text on verso by Balthasar Moretus of the famous Orteliu’s Parergon, 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 model for all historical atlases published throughout the seventeenth century.
“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 reengraved by Ortelius, the maps in the Parergon were drawn by Ortelius himself. As a scholar of antiquity, a dealer in antiques, and a visitor to ancient sites, he was well prepared to execute the maps and all the maps from the Parergon reflect his passion for the ancient world.
Italia Gallica, Sive Gallia Cisalpina, Ex conatibus Geographicis Abrah. Ortelij
Fine and early historical map of Northern Italy centered on Brescia extending from Venice on the Adriatic, to Pisa and Nice on the Mediterranean, to Lake Geneva in the west, and the Alps in the North. The map is embellished by four decorative cartouches.
Engraved by Ortelius himself based upon ancient knowledge from Livius, Ausonius, Tacitus, Cato, Plinius, Polybius and Cassiodore.
From the 1624 final edition with the latin text on verso by Balthasar Moretus of the famous Orteliu’s Parergon, the first historical atlas ever published.
- Dimension: 46 x 34,5 cm
- Place of publication: Antwerp
- Year: 1624
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