Title page of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598
With this frontispiece, Ortelius symbolically presents his atlas as a stage upon which readers could act out imaginary voyages to distant lands using the maps and the descriptive text in the book. The architect... More
Americae siue noui orbis, noua descriptio, Abraham Ortelius
Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Typus orbis terrarum, illuminated manuscript, Abraham Ortelius 1527-15...
Ortelius' book of maps, first published in 1570, is considered the first modern world atlas. It was the first time that a set of maps, contemporary to the date of publication, was designed, drawn, and engraved ... More
Europae, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598 - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal...
Abraham Ortelius, a contemporary of William Shakespeare, created the groundbreaking atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, including this map of Europe, the Mediterranean, Northern Africa, and Western Asia. These regio... More
Asiae noua descriptio, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598
Asiae nova descriptio Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Africae tabula nova, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598
Africae tabula noua Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Scotia tabula, Abraham Ortelius - Public domain old map
Public domain image of Abraham Ortelius map, 17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Abraham Ortelius was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conven... More
Americae siue noui orbis, noua descriptio, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598
Ortelius's map of the Americas was one of the most identifiable and most famous cartographic representations of the western hemisphere created during the Golden Age of Dutch Cartography. It enjoyed great popula... More
Culiacanae, Americae regionis, descriptio : Hispaniolae, Cubae, aliaru...
Published in Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Antwerp, 1579). One of the landmarks in the history of map making was Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, which is recognized as the first modern a... More
Anjou : Andegavensium ditionis vera et integra descriptio
Public domain image of Abraham Ortelius map, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Abraham Ortelius was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, c... More
Aegyptus Antiqua, Abraham Ortelius - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal ...
The tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra takes place in the ancient empires of Rome and Egypt, the latter of which is depicted on this 1584 map. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and Mark Antony, co-ruler of Rome are entan... More
Americae siue noui orbis, noua descriptio, Abraham Ortelius
In 1587, Ortelius revised the map of the Americas that appeared in his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. The changes found on this second edition are more extensive than generally thought, and are evidence of the care t... More
Patavinum Teritor = Territorio di Padova, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598
Picryl description: Public domain image of Abraham Ortelius map, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Abraham Ortelius was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recogn... More
Pedemontivm, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598
Pedemontanae Vicinorvque Courtesy of Phillips Academy Andover
Pedemontivm, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598
Pedemontanae Vicinorvque Courtesy of Phillips Academy Andover
Maris Pacifici (quod vulgo Mar del Zur) cum regionibus circumiacentibu...
Picryl description: Public domain image of Abraham Ortelius map, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Abraham Ortelius was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recogn... More
Gallia vetus : ad Iul Caesaris commentaria ex conatibus geographicis
Collection of old maps Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Scotia tabula, Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598
Picryl description: Public domain image of Abraham Ortelius map, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Abraham Ortelius was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recogn... More
Patavinum Teritor = Territorio di Padova, Abraham Ortelius
Picryl description: Public domain image of Abraham Ortelius map, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Abraham Ortelius was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recogn... More