2. Ortelius, Abraham

Antique Maps by Abraham Ortelius (*1527 - †1598)

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.
  • Ortelius, Russia, Black Sea, Ukraine, Crimea, 1609 or 1612: Pontus Euxinus

    Abraham Ortelius:  Pontus Euxinus

    Jan Baptist Vrients, Antwerp, 1609 or 1612

    Very decorative antique map of the Black Sea by Abraham Ortelius. Showing the Black Sea with Ukraine, Crimea and the adjacent countries. With two beautiful Renaissance cartouches. Dated 1590, from...

    Pontus Euxinus
    1609 - Abraham Ortelius
    12672

    Coloured map of the Crimea, Ukraine, Black Sea. Printed in Antwerp by Jan Baptist Vrients between 1609 and 1612.

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  • Ortelius, Luxembourg, 1609: Lutzenburgen sis Ducatus Veriss. Descript. Iacobo Surhonio Montano auctore.

    Abraham Ortelius:  Lutzenburgen sis Ducatus Veriss. Descript. Iacobo Surhonio Montano auctore.

    Jan Baptist Vrients, Antwerp, 1609

    Antique map of Luxembourg by Abraham Ortelius. In the east the Moselle from Metz to Trier, in the west the Meuse with Namur and Charleville-Mézières. Decorated with two beautiful cartouches. First...

    Lutzenburgen sis Ducatus Veriss. Descript. Iacobo Surhonio Montano auctore.
    1609 - Abraham Ortelius
    12687

    Coloured map of Luxembourg. Printed in Antwerp by Jan Baptist Vrients in 1609.

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  • Ortelius, Austria - Hungary, Salzburg, 1609: Salisburgensis Iurisdictionis ...

    Abraham Ortelius:  Salisburgensis Iurisdictionis ...

    Jan Baptist Vrients, Antwerp, 1609

    Antique map of the area around Salzburg by Abraham Ortelius. Shows the Salzburg region with the northeast of Tyrol, in the north the southeastern part of Bavaria. With Chiemsee, Königssee and...

    Salisburgensis Iurisdictionis ...
    1609 - Abraham Ortelius
    12689

    Coloured map of Salzburg. Printed in Antwerp by Jan Baptist Vrients in 1609.

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  • Ortelius, Italy, Abruzzo, 1612: Aprutii Ulterioris Descriptio 1590

    Abraham Ortelius:  Aprutii Ulterioris Descriptio 1590

    1612

    Showing Abruzzo in Italy. From the 1612 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

    Aprutii Ulterioris Descriptio 1590
    1612 - Abraham Ortelius
    10042

    Old coloured map of Abruzzo. Printed in the year 1612.

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  • Ortelius, Germany, Holstein, 1612: Holsatiae Descripto

    Abraham Ortelius:  Holsatiae Descripto

    A. Ortelius, Antwerp, 1612

    Original handcoloured map of Holstein by Abraham Ortelius. From the italian edition of "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" from 1612. Cartographic source is a map of Holstein from Mark Jorden which was...

    Holsatiae Descripto
    1612 - Abraham Ortelius
    10302

    Coloured map of Holstein. Printed in Antwerp by A. Ortelius in 1612.

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  • Ortelius, Atlas Parergon, 1624: Abrahami Ortelii. Theatri Orbis Terrarvm Parergon, Sive Veteris Geographiae Tabvlae, Commentarijs Geographicis et Historicis...

    Abraham Ortelius:  Abrahami Ortelii. Theatri Orbis Terrarvm Parergon, Sive Veteris Geographiae Tabvlae, Commentarijs...

    Plantin, Antwerp, 1624

    Last and most comprehensive edition of the Parergon-Atlas of Abraham Ortelius. Originally planned as appendix to "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", this is the first separate edition enhanced by 6 map...

    Abrahami Ortelii. Theatri Orbis Terrarvm Parergon, Sive Veteris...
    1624 - Abraham Ortelius
    10097

    Last edition of Ortelius' Parergon, the atlas of the ancient geography. Published by Plantin in Antwerpen in 1624.

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