Abraham ortelius map 1570
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Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598)
The eldest of the three children of an Antwerp merchant, from the age of ten and following his father’s death, Abraham Ortels was raised by his uncle Jacob van Meteren. After entering the Guild of Saint Luke in 1547 as a map illuminator, he embarked upon a career dealing in books and prints and began to attend the annual Frankfurt book fair where, in 1554, he became acquainted with Gerardus Mercator.
An extensive traveller throughout the Low Countries, France, Italy, Germany, England, and Ireland, Ortelius began to compile and publish his own maps, starting with a wall map of the world (1564) and following this with maps of ancient Egypt (1565), Asia (1567), Spain (1570), and the Roman empire (1571). He published in 1570 what is often described as the first modern atlas, the Theatrum orbis terrarum, a publication with the distinction of being the most expensive book brought out in the second half of the sixteenth century. Despite being considered more of a map editor than an original cartograph
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Abraham Ortelius
Dutch cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598)
Abraham Ortelius (; also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 4 or 14 April 1527 – 28 June 1598) was a cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer from Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. He is recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World). Along with Gemma Frisius and Gerardus Mercator, Ortelius is generally considered one of the founders of the Netherlandish school of cartography and geography. He was a notable figure of this school in its golden age (approximately 1570s–1670s) and an important geographer of Spain during the age of discovery. The publication of his atlas in 1570 is often considered as the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography. He was the first person proposing that the continents were joined before drifting to their present positions.[1]
Life
Abraham Ortelius was born on either 4 April or 14 April 1527 in the city of Antwerp, which was then in the Spanish Nethe
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The first atlas - Abraham Ortelius
'You deserve to be praised because you selected the best description from each region and collected it in one book. The book is not expensive and we can take it wherever we go.' - Mercator to Ortelius
Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)
Ortelius is the inventor of the modern atlas. He is the first to collate all the maps of the then known parts of the world in the same format. He acquires his material from his wide network of contacts. History and cartography go hand in hand with Ortelius: he studies the history of Rome and at the same time he maps it.
Theatrum orbis terrarum
The inventor of the modern atlas Abraham Ortelius begins his career as a map designer at the Plantin company. In 1570, the cartographer first brought together all known maps of the world in a book in the same format. The first atlas is a commercial success that is admired and used throughout Europe.
Top work
Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum, C. Plantin voor A. Ortelius, 1579
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