Abraham Ortelius Map Of Africa

Abraham Ortelius Map Of Africa. Old Map of Africa by Abraham Ortelius, 1570 First Map of African Con The Unique Maps Co. Size (not including margins): 375 x 505mm (14.76 x 19.88 inches). It remained the standard map of Africa well into the seventeenth century

Map of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula Drawing by Abraham Ortelius Fine Art America
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Abraham and his sisters Anne and Elizabeth took up map colouring It remained the standard map of Africa well into the seventeenth century

Map of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula Drawing by Abraham Ortelius Fine Art America

From the 1575 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius 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 This authentic antique map of Africa was published by Abraham Ortellius in 1588

1570 map of Africa by Abraham Ortelius. Map shows place names,settlements,rivers, lakes. It was engraved by Frans Hogenberg and included in Ortelius's 1570 atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ("Theater of the World"), commonly regarded as the first modern atlas.The atlas was printed widely in seven languages and 31 total editions between 1570 and 1612. 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.

Historical Artwork, Historical Maps, Old Maps, Antique Maps, Canvas Giclee, Giclee Print, Canvas. This authentic antique map of Africa was published by Abraham Ortellius in 1588 Ortelius' map of Africa is based on Gastaldi's 8 sheet wall map and Mercator's world map of 1569.