Westphaliae Totius, Finitimarumque Regionum Accurata Descriptio

Abraham Ortelius (*1527 - 1598)
Coloured map of North Rhein-Westphalia. Printed in Antwerp by Plantin in 1584.

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Beautiful hand colour copper engraved map of North Rhein-Westphalia by A. Ortelius. From the 1584 Latin edition of "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum".

Details

CartographerAbraham Ortelius
TitleWestphaliae Totius, Finitimarumque Regionum Accurata Descriptio
Publisher, YearPlantin, Antwerp, 1584 [1579]
Plate Size34.5 x 49.8 cm (13.6 x 19.6 inches)
Sheet Size46.0 x 55.0 cm (18.1 x 21.7 inches)
ReferenceVan den Broecke 61.1

Condition

Excellent conditions in beautiful colour.

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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Abraham Ortelius: Westphaliae Totius, Finitimarumque Regionum Accurata Descriptio.
Coloured map of North Rhein-Westphalia. Printed in Antwerp by Plantin in 1584.

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