![]() ![]() Although Lafreri and other Italian cartographers had published “modern” map collections in book form in previous years, the Theatrum was the first systematic collection of maps of uniform size and can therefore be called the first atlas, although this term was not used twenty years later by Mercator. A turning point in his career was reached in 1564 with the publication of a map of the world in eight sheets of which only one copy is known: other individual maps will follow, then, at the suggestion of a friend, he gathers a collection of maps which he had engraved in a uniform size, thus forming a set of maps which was published for the first time in 1570 under the name of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Atlas of the whole world). Traveling a lot, especially at major book fairs, his business flourished and he established contacts with scholars in many countries. You can consult all the maps and engravings available in your region by clicking on the link from our website specializing in ancient geographic archives: Possibilities of secure payment by card banking on our website: Ībraham Ortel, better known as Ortelius, was born in Antwerp and, after studying Greek, Latin and mathematics, settled there with his sister, as bookseller and "card painter". ![]() Very attractive map showing the main islands of the Mediterranean, decorated with galleons. "Ancient Sicily Map - Malta - Sardinia - Corfu - Elbe - Ortelius"īeautiful impression of this rare map in French edition.Įxplanation of the map in French on the back. ![]()
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