Abraham Ortelius Map Of Africa

Abraham Ortelius Map Of Africa. Map of Africa, from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius This authentic antique map of Africa was published by Abraham Ortellius in 1588 It was taken from Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas, which was widely produced for over 40 years in 7 different languages

Abraham Ortelius and Jodocus Hondius 1598 1601 map of East and Central Africa
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Africae Tabula Nova ("New Map of Africa") is a map of Africa published by Abraham Ortelius in 1570 This authentic antique map of Africa was published by Abraham Ortellius in 1588

Abraham Ortelius and Jodocus Hondius 1598 1601 map of East and Central Africa

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. 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. 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.

Antique Map of Africa by Abraham Ortelius 1603 Drawing by Blue Monocle Fine Art America. He learned Latin and studied Greek and mathematics Size (not including margins): 375 x 505mm (14.76 x 19.88 inches).

Map of Ancient Northern Regions of Africa. THE VOYAGE OF AENEAS Abraham Ortelius, in Parergon. Africae Tabvla Nova "Africae tabula nova" (New map of Africa) appeared in the first edition (1570) of Theatrum orbis terrarum (Theater of the world) by the Flemish scholar and geographer Abraham Ortelius (1527--98) 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