Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae, sive Britannicar: Insularum Descriptio.

Abraham Ortelius (*1527 - 1598)
Old coloured map of the United Kingdom. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1601.

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Description

Beautiful original old coloured copper engraved map of the British Isles by A. Ortelius. Decorated with five sailing ships, two cartouches, a mileage scale and coat of arms. From the 1601 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Latin text on verso.

Details

CartographerAbraham Ortelius
TitleAngliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae, sive Britannicar: Insularum Descriptio.
Publisher, YearAntwerp, 1601
Plate Size34.7 x 49.8 cm (13.7 x 19.6 inches)
Sheet Size45.0 x 56.3 cm (17.7 x 22.2 inches)
ReferenceVan den Broecke, M.: Ortelius Atlas Maps, No. 16

Condition

An untouched and not restored copy in original condition. Old original hand colouring. Perfect condition.

Cartographer

Abraham Ortelius was born 1527 in Antwerp. He studied mathematics, Greek and Latin and travelled a lot across Europe. He established a business in dealing with books and drawing maps. His first remarkable map was a 8 sheet world map in the year 1564, but only three copies have survived. In 1570 he issued the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern Atlas with uniformly sized maps in a systematic collection. The term Atlas was not used until Mercator introduced it 20 years later. Most of the maps in Theatrum have been engraved by Frans Hogenberg. At the time of publication, the atlas was the most expensive book ever printed. Nevertheless it was a big success and around 7000 copies have been printed until 1612 in many editions and six different languages. Beside the Theatrum, Ortelius compiled a series of historical maps and published it in the Parergon Theatri which was bound with the Theatrum from 1579 onwards or published separately.

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Old coloured map of the United Kingdom. Printed in Antwerp in the year 1601.

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