Abraham Ortelius Map Of Africa

Abraham Ortelius Map Of Africa. Antique Map Of Africa By Abraham Ortelius 1570 Canvas Print Old Maps, Antique Maps, Map Print The map is based on Giacomo Gastaldi's eight-sheet wall map of 1564 and on the 1569 world map by Gerhard Mercator and is the first to reflect accurately the knowledge gained by Europeans about the. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) The maker of the 'first atlas', the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570), was born on 4 April 1527 into an old Antwerp family

Original Abraham Ortelius Map of Africa The Kingdom of Prester John [Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
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He learned Latin and studied Greek and mathematics Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) The maker of the 'first atlas', the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570), was born on 4 April 1527 into an old Antwerp family

Original Abraham Ortelius Map of Africa The Kingdom of Prester John [Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

"Africae Tabula Nova [Map of Africa]" from Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1570 It remained the standard map of Africa well into the seventeenth century It was taken from Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas, which was widely produced for over 40 years in 7 different languages

Lot ABRAHAM ORTELIUS GEOGRAPHIA SACRA Map of the ancient Biblical world showing Europe, the. Imprint: Antverpiae : In officina Plantiniana, 1592: Shelfmark: EMW.X.009: Notes: From Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum : Opus nunc denuo ab ipso auctore recognitum, multisque` locis castigatum & quamplurimis nouis tabulis atque` commentarijs auctum He learned Latin and studied Greek and mathematics

Map of Africa by Abraham Ortelius Stock Photo Alamy. Second state of the plate, still the date 1570 is present in the cartouche which was removed between 1606 and 1612 This authentic antique map of Africa was published by Abraham Ortellius in 1588