He is also believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined together before drifting to their present positions. He is also believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined before drifting to their present positions. Abraham Ortelius was a Flemish cartographer and geographer, generally recognised as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World). The publication of his atlas in 1570 is often considered as the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography. Ortelius is often considered one of the founders of the Netherlandish school of cartography and one of the most notable figures of the school in its golden age (approximately 1570s–1670s). He was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World). Junto con Mercator, es el padre de la cartografía flamenca. Normal signs of aging, yellowing sheet and a fold in the center.Ībraham Ortelius (also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels Antwerp, 4 or 14 April 1527 – Antwerp, 28 June 1598). Abraham Ortelius ( Amberes, 14 de abril de 1527 - ibidem, 28 de junio de 1598 ), también escrito como Oertel, Orthellius o Wortels, fue un geógrafo y cartógrafo flamenco, conocido como el Ptolomeo del siglo XVI. Ortelius is often considered one of the founders of the Netherlandish school of cartography and one of the most notable figures of the school in its golden age. This concept for a 'Theatre of the world' was followed through the 17th century. Abraham Ortelius was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. The characteristic feature of the Theatrum is, that it consists of two elements, forming part of a unitary whole: text and maps.
This business involved extensive traveling, and Ortelius made contacts with scholars and mapmakers all over Europe. He was trained as an engraver, worked as an illuminator of maps, and by 1554 was in the business of selling maps and antiquities. Koeman: "Shape and contents set the standards for later atlases, when the centre of the map-trade moved from Antwerp to Amsterdam. Abraham Ortelius was born Abraham Ortels of German parents in Antwerp, Belgium on April 14, 1527. It is considered a masterpiece of geography as well as of craftsmanship. This wonderful engraving, with exceptional coeval coloring, is part of the first Atlas ever created in western countries in the Modern Age.
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Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), cartographe et humaniste: Publications of the Belgian Royal Library Series (PBRL): 4. Original Etching with coeval hand watercoloring.įrom the series "Theatrum Orbis Terrarus", Antwerp created by Abraham Ortelius and Cristophe Plantin in 1584. Home BookVistas Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598), cartographe et humaniste: Publications of the Belgian Royal Library Series (PBRL): 4. About Europa Map (Map of Europe) is an original Artwork realized in 1584 by Abraham Ortelius (also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels Antwerp, 4 or 14 April 1527 – Antwerp, 28 June 1598).
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