This is a beautiful, original map of the African continent, from the 1575 edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. This is the fifth... Show moreThis is a beautiful, original map of the African continent, from the 1575 edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. This is the fifth state of the copperplate, still the date 1570 is present in the cartouche, which was removed between 1606 and 1612 (van den Broecke). At the time of its publication it was the most expensive book ever produced. Between 1570 and 1612, it was issued in 31 editions and 7 languages. This map of Africa is based upon Gastaldi's 8 sheet wall map and Mercator's world map of 1569. The map was the first widely disseminated modernized map of Africa in the latter part of the 16th Century and became the standard map of the continent until well into the 17th Century. Relief shown pictorially. Title in decorative strapwork cartouche flanked by two caryatids. Map of Africa including part of Asia. Three sea monsters appear in the ocean and three ships are engaged in battle in the Indian Ocean. Map is based on the Gastaldi 8-sheet wall map of 1564 and Mercator's wall map of 1569 with some modifications engraved by Frans Hogenberg. Scale derived from latitude lines. Coordinates converted to Greenwich meridian. Latin text on verso with title: "Africa." Last line of text: "Ximo, habes litteras Ioannis Baptistae Rhamusi, & Hieronymi Fracastorij" points to the map published in a 1592 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum--(Van den Boecke, Koemans 31:041) From: Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00274 Print Map Item-ID: i11400687 BIB-ID: 1845455 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 were engraved by Frans Hogenberg. Atlas Despite its expense, it was a big success and around 7000 copies were 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. Show less
Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00123 Print Map Item-ID: i17065987 BIB-ID: 1525263 Show moreMain Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00123 Print Map Item-ID: i17065987 BIB-ID: 1525263 Show less
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apud Ioannem Janssonium. Ill. : navires à voiles, cartouche illustré de personnages, animaux marins et terrestres. Main Heritage Compact General HC... Show moreapud Ioannem Janssonium. Ill. : navires à voiles, cartouche illustré de personnages, animaux marins et terrestres. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00074 Print Map Item-ID: i17065756 BIB-ID: 1525235 Texte au dos en latin : Arabia. Show less
This is decorative and highly desirable antique map of Middle East by the Frederick de Wit. The map was published in Amsterdam 1675. Dating de Wit... Show moreThis is decorative and highly desirable antique map of Middle East by the Frederick de Wit. The map was published in Amsterdam 1675. Dating de Wit's map can be challenging as most of them do not include dates and the atlases were published over long periods of time. This is handsome map of the Middle East covers the regions from Turkey and Egypt to Afghanistan and the Arabian Peninsula Red Sea, Nile River, Cyprus, Asia Minor, the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and the Indian Ocean. Unlike most many maps of the area a great amount of geographic information is shown throughout the Arabian Peninsula including the locations of cities towns rivers and mountain ranges, the source for the detail in this map can be attributed to Sanson's map of 1654 which is widely regarded as one of the largest scaled and best detailed maps of the region until the mid-seventeenth century. The decorative title cartouche features several exotic figures animals and a merchant ship. descriptio per F. de Wit. Relief shown pictorially. "Gemeene Duytsche mylen van 15 in een graedt." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00038 Print Map Item-ID: i11401394 BIB-ID: 1788076 Show less
descriptio per F. de Wit. "Gemeene Duytsche mylen van 15 in een graedt." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00025 Print Map Item-ID: i17065392 BIB-ID:... Show moredescriptio per F. de Wit. "Gemeene Duytsche mylen van 15 in een graedt." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00025 Print Map Item-ID: i17065392 BIB-ID: 1525199 Show less
This is decorative and highly desirable antique map of Middle East by the Frederick de Wit. The map was published in Amsterdam 1675. Dating de Wit... Show moreThis is decorative and highly desirable antique map of Middle East by the Frederick de Wit. The map was published in Amsterdam 1675. Dating de Wit's map can be challenging as most of them do not include dates and the atlases were published over long periods of time. This is handsome map of the Middle East covers the regions from Turkey and Egypt to Afghanistan and the Arabian Peninsula Red Sea, Nile River, Cyprus, Asia Minor, the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and the Indian Ocean. Unlike most many maps of the area a great amount of geographic information is shown throughout the Arabian Peninsula including the locations of cities towns rivers and mountain ranges, the source for the detail in this map can be attributed to Sanson's map of 1654 which is widely regarded as one of the largest scaled and best detailed maps of the region until the mid-seventeenth century. The decorative title cartouche features several exotic figures animals and a merchant ship. descriptio per F. de Wit. Relief shown pictorially. "Gemeene Duytsche mylen van 15 in een graedt." Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00038 Print Map Item-ID: i11401394 BIB-ID: 1788076 Show less
Descriptive text in Latin on verso of map Qatar appears as the placename "Catara" Relief shown pictorially [Ca. 1:6.200.000] The map is a copy of the... Show moreDescriptive text in Latin on verso of map Qatar appears as the placename "Catara" Relief shown pictorially [Ca. 1:6.200.000] The map is a copy of the Blaeu map of 1662. Scale: Milliaria Germanica Communia, 60. Milliaria [cart. up r. h.] Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01109 Print Map Item-ID: i1140355x BIB-ID: 1172698 Show less
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
Captions in French on verso: Natolie, ov Petite Asie ; Egypte ; Le port de Carthage, ov Thvnis. Relief shown pictorially. North oriented to left. Main... Show moreCaptions in French on verso: Natolie, ov Petite Asie ; Egypte ; Le port de Carthage, ov Thvnis. Relief shown pictorially. North oriented to left. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00933 Print Map Item-ID: i11402465 BIB-ID: 1172589 Show less
ex praecipuis Olearii, Tavernieri, Relandi aliorumque recentium authoreum scriptis concinnatam luci publicae exponit Io. Baptista Homann. Relief... Show moreex praecipuis Olearii, Tavernieri, Relandi aliorumque recentium authoreum scriptis concinnatam luci publicae exponit Io. Baptista Homann. Relief shown pictorially. "Cum privilegio sac. cæsarece majestatis." Map of Persian Empire shown with regional divisions. Neighbouring countries are also marked. Also shown countries of Arabian Gulf. Covers: 60°-105°E. 23°-51°N. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.00939 Print Map Item-ID: i11403317 BIB-ID: 1172674 Show less
