Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) was a Flemish cartographer and central figure at the pinnacle of Dutch cartographic science during the Age of... Show moreAbraham Ortelius (1527-1598) was a Flemish cartographer and central figure at the pinnacle of Dutch cartographic science during the Age of Discovery. He was famously the first to publish a printed collection of maps with the title of atlas. This map depicts the entire continent of Asia. The Red Sea is given the alternative name of Arabian Gulf and the Gulf is given the alternative name of Mar Mesendin, or Sea of Mesendin, now known as Musandam, a governate in Oman. Relief shown pictorially Descriptive text on verso in Latin This is a new plate of the 1570 map, copied word for word. In the Arabian Peninsula the name Ara, a city at the mouth of the Red Sea, has been omitted, while Medina Tallnabi becomes Medina, the word Tallnabi being moved to the left to cover a formerlu nameless town south of Jabul. From "Theatrum orbis terrarum" by Abraham Ortelius (Antwerpen : Plantijn, 1579). This is from the second version of the 1579 printing Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01187 Print Map Item-ID: i11404589 BIB-ID: 1172801 Show less
ex descriptione Benedicti Ariae Montani. Ill. : navires à voiles, monstre marin. Carte publiée dans le vol. 8 de la "Biblia regia", bible polyglotte... Show moreex descriptione Benedicti Ariae Montani. Ill. : navires à voiles, monstre marin. Carte publiée dans le vol. 8 de la "Biblia regia", bible polyglotte commandée par Philippe II à Arias Montanus, et publiée à Anvers en 1571-1572. This map covers the Holy Land which is much projected towards westward. The Red Sea and Persian Gulf sea are much wider, leaving the Arabia (peninsula) thinner. Only Northern part of Arabia is shown. Towns represented by castles and circle, mountains shown pictorially. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00456 Print Map Item-ID: i11401254 BIB-ID: 1172468 Show less
Relief shown pictorially Ort 168 (Koeman/Meurer: 50, Karrow: 1/70, vdKrogtAN: 8100:31A Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00427 Print Map Item-ID:... Show moreRelief shown pictorially Ort 168 (Koeman/Meurer: 50, Karrow: 1/70, vdKrogtAN: 8100:31A Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00427 Print Map Item-ID: i2387241x BIB-ID: 2537789 Show less
Text on verso in Latin describes the islands. Archipelagi Insularum aliquot descrip. consists of 10 small ancillary maps: Metellino -- Cerigo --... Show moreText on verso in Latin describes the islands. Archipelagi Insularum aliquot descrip. consists of 10 small ancillary maps: Metellino -- Cerigo -- Scarpanto -- Nicsia -- Santorini -- Milo -- Stalimene -- Negroponte -- Rodus --Scio. From: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum... / [Abraham Ortelius]. [Antverpiae : apud C. Plantinum, 1584] p. 77. Relief shown pictorially. Includes Crete, Metellino, Cerigo, Scarpanto, Nicsia, Santorini, Milo, Stalimene, Negroponte, Rodus and Scio. From the Theatrum orbis terrarum. P. 77 Ort 147; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 98; Van Den Broeck 147. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00376 Print Map Item-ID: i23825029 BIB-ID: 2535416 Latin Show less
Text in Latin on verso 2nd edition of the 1579 printing Relief shown pictorially From Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Main Heritage Compact General HC... Show moreText in Latin on verso 2nd edition of the 1579 printing Relief shown pictorially From Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00720 Print Map Item-ID: i2450693x BIB-ID: 2622264 Show less
