![]() Famous artists of the Middle Ages worked on this project, among them the famous German book artist Frans Hogenberg.Īkademische Druck- u. With this late edition, Ortelius completed a formally unified, aesthetically high-quality, and easily readable map program in book format shortly before his death in 1598. The 1595 Edition was printed in Belgian Antwerp and is found today in the Istituto Geografico Militare in Florence. The 1595 Editionīetween 15, over 40 editions of the Ortelius Atlas emerged, as well as five extensions, so-called Addimenta, of the inventory of maps. ![]() With this atlas, one is dealing with probably the clearest and most accurate map series of the Late Middle Ages. After the first edition of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Ortelius reworked and expanded his atlas at regular intervals and reprinted it in various forms until his death in 1598. He thereby referred to texts that no longer exist today or are only accessed with great difficultly. In contrast to his colleagues, Ortelius clearly referenced the sources of his maps and texts. It was published between 15 in 42 editions and in 7 languages: Latin, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, English, and Italian. The Ortelius Atlas was funded by Gillis Hooftman, an Antwerp merchant, banker, and ship-owner. Abraham Ortelius, Flemish Abraham Ortels or Abraham Wortels, (born April 14, 1527, Antwerp Belgiumdied July 4, 1598, Antwerp), Flemish cartographer and dealer in maps, books, and antiquities, who published the first modern atlas, Theatrum orbis terrarum (1570 Theatre of the World ). His atlas represents the crowning of his most important work. He composed some of the most influential map series of the Late Middle Ages. The Formation of the Map SeriesĪbraham Ortelius was a Flemish geographer and cartographer. Alongside maps and cartographical information, the precious work is adorned with delightful representations of landscapes and architecture. Es famoso por haber trabajado como gegrafo oficial de Felipe II y haber compuesto uno de los primeros atlas que se conocen (tal vez el primero que merece ese nombre con el justo sentido que hoy se le da a la palabra), con el ttulo de Theatrum orbis terrarum. The 1595 Edition of the work is one of the latest editions and contains 147 gorgeous colored tables with information about the regions of the world known at that time. The Baroque style illuminated codex has been numerously reworked and republished. Orígenes Vino al mundo en la ciudad flamenca de Amberes, el día catorce de abril del año de 1527. It is considered to be first modern and first commercially successful atlas in the world. The atlas created by Abraham Ortelius is a work which united all of the cartographical findings of the 16th century. ¿Quién fue Abraham Ortelius - biografía Ortelius pertenecía a un católico influyentefamilia en Augsburgo que se sospechaba que se había unido al movimiento protestante en ese momento. The Most Beautiful Books of Hours and Prayer Books Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus, Olaus Magnus (1550) ∑.2.14 Olaus Magnus (1490-1557) was a Swedish writer and Archbishop of Uppsala, and this Continue reading “Scandinavia in the Special Collections” Posted by St.The Most Beautiful Facsimiles Under 1,000€ Es conocido como el inventor del atlasun libro compuesto por múltiples mapas en un solo formato y estilo. Obtenga ms informacin sobre su vida, sus mapas y su legado. This month, we gather together a number of different items which share a northern theme: twentieth-century cartoons, seventeenth-century astronomy, nineteenth-century literature, sixteenth-century history, eighteenth-century exploration, and a seventeenth-century Bible. Abraham Ortelius es una figura clave en la historia de la cartografía. Abraham Ortelius fue un cartgrafo flamenco conocido por crear el primer atlas del mundo moderno.
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