H. Eland delin. et fecit. Patriarchatus Alexandrini, Geographica Nova descriptio. [low l. h.]. AMSTELAEDAMI. ex. Fransiscus Halma. Typograph et... Show moreH. Eland delin. et fecit. Patriarchatus Alexandrini, Geographica Nova descriptio. [low l. h.]. AMSTELAEDAMI. ex. Fransiscus Halma. Typograph et Biblio pol. Sub. Signo constantini magni cum Previlegio [low r. h.]. H. Eland. delin. et fecit. [low l. h.]. Map of Egypt with a panoramic view [low l. h.]. Political borders. Historical names. Covers: 48-64E. 22-32N. Size: 48 x 34.50 cm. Published in 1710. Coloured. Latin. Above neatline upper right hand corner: Pag. 254. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00935 Print Map Item-ID: i11402489 BIB-ID: 2769509 Show less
This is Ortelius uncommon first map of the Turkish Empire only used from 1570 until 1579. This is the best known of all the sixteenth-century maps... Show moreThis is Ortelius uncommon first map of the Turkish Empire only used from 1570 until 1579. This is the best known of all the sixteenth-century maps of the Middle East, extending from Greece to Arabia and covering the Cradle of Civilization region. The Red Sea (Mare de Mecca) is shown relatively accurately whereas the Persian Gulf (Mare Elcatif) is misshapen due to the exaggerated Arabian shoreline. The map includes Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece. Based upon Gastaldi's wall map of Asia from 1567. Large and decorative title cartouche, extracted from the 1579 Latin edition of Ortelius famous Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. Relief shown pictorially. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00078 Print Map Item-ID: i11403469 BIB-ID: 1822132 Abraham Ortelius (Antwerp 1527-1598) was a Flemish cartographer and geographer, generally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World) which was published in forty-two editions in seven languages from 1570 to 1612. He is also believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined together before drifting to their present positions. He came to be recognized by his contemporaries as the "Ptolemy of the 16th century". Show less
