Europae

Ortelius Abraham ( 1527 - 1598 ) Antwerp

Published by Artist: Ortelius Abraham ( - 1598 ) Antwerp issued in: Antwerp; - Abraham Ortelius (1527 - 1598) Antwerp comes from an Augsburg family and was born in Antwerp Spain where he lived throughout his life After thorough training he joined the Antwerp Guild of St Luke in 1547 as a card painter In 1554 he took over an antiquarian bookshop that mainly deals with the coloring distribution and publishing of maps Basically he is more of a publisher than a scholar And so he also made the acquaintance of another great man of his time Gerhard Mercator (1512-1594) who encouraged him to draw cards and to make maps of the most varied of countries His first cartographic work of his own is a large 8-sheet map of the world that appears in Antwerp in 1564 This, 1527

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Missing part at center perfectly replaced, map mounted, size (in cm): 34,5 x 46 cm; - Map shows total Europe with all countries and its borders and a titel cartouche. Seller Inventory # EUX1690_500

Bibliographic Details

Title: Europae
Publisher: Artist: Ortelius Abraham ( - 1598 ) Antwerp issued in: Antwerp; - Abraham Ortelius (1527 - 1598) Antwerp comes from an Augsburg family and was born in Antwerp Spain where he lived throughout his life After thorough training he joined the Antwerp Guild of St Luke in 1547 as a card painter In 1554 he took over an antiquarian bookshop that mainly deals with the coloring distribution and publishing of maps Basically he is more of a publisher than a scholar And so he also made the acquaintance of another great man of his time Gerhard Mercator (1512-1594) who encouraged him to draw cards and to make maps of the most varied of countries His first cartographic work of his own is a large 8-sheet map of the world that appears in Antwerp in 1564 This
Publication Date: 1527