1590 Abraham Ortelius Map Bavaria Germany

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Feb 062011
 

1590 Ortelius Map – Palatinatus Bavariae Descriptio. This minature antique map is from the 1590 Philip Galle French edition of Abraham Ortelius’s epitome. This map of the southern German region of Bavaria is dominated by the River Danube. The orientation is with north to the left ( a common practice in early maps) so the river runs from the bottom to the top. Prominent communities are Regensburg, Neustadt, Bamburg and Nuremburg. Rivers and forests dominate the landscape. The map measures 4.5″ by 3″, has wash hand colouring, and is in good condition Sold on eBay: Dec 21, 2010 Winning bid: US $44.06

1590 Abraham Ortelius Map Bavaria Germany

1590 Abraham Ortelius Map Bavaria Germany

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1601 Abraham Ortelius Map Brandenburg Germany

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Feb 062011
 

1601 Ortelius Map – Brandeburgens Marcha. This minature antique map is from the 1601 2nd Philip Galle Latin edition of Ortelius’s epitome. This map of the March or Margraviate of Brandenburg has attractive engraving and good detail. It is centred around the city of Berlin which was later to become the capital of a united Germany in 1870. The map extends from Stettin and the Baltic Sea in the north to Silesia in the south and from Trier in the west to the boundary of Poland in the east. The map measures 4.5″ by 3″, has wash hand colouring, and is in very good condition. Sold on eBay: Feb 1, 2011 Winning bid: US $34.33

1601 Abraham Ortelius Map Brandenburg Germany

1601 Abraham Ortelius Map Brandenburg Germany

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1604 Ortelius Map of Dithmarschen Germany

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Feb 052011
 

1604 Abraham Ortelius Map – Thietmarsia. This lovely minature antique map is from a German edition of Ortelius’s epitome published in 1604. The map of the historic independent republic of Dithmarschen (Schleswig-Holstein, between the Elbe and Eider rivers) shows a number of towns and cities including Brunsbuttel, Merne, Busen, S. Anne and Meldorp, and has illustrative detail to rivers, marshes and forests. The map has a scale of distance, a decorative title cartouche, and a nice illustration of a ship. The map measures 4″ by 3″, has later wash hand colouring, and is in good condition with some wear of the paper and engraving and the lower margin margin is narrow and uneven. Sold on eBay: Jan 26, 2011  Winning bid: US $27.99

1604 Ortelius Map of Dithmarschen Germany

1604 Ortelius Map of Dithmarschen Germany

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1667 Ortelius Map of Carthage Tunis North Africa

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This Abraham Ortelius minature map comes from the ‘Theatro del Mundo’ a very scarce 1667 edition of Ortelius’s epitome published by Scipion Banca. Titled Carthaginis Celeberimi Sinus Tipus this maps shows the cities of Tunis, Bona, Raba, Porto Farina, Goletta and Cuzia. These minature Ortelius maps are quite small measuring about 4.5 x 3 inches plus margins. Sold on eBay: Jan 31, 2011  Winning bid: US $24.99 

1667 Ortelius Map of Carthage Tunis North Africa

1667 Ortelius Map of Carthage Tunis North Africa

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Biography

 

Abraham Ortelius (Abraham Ortels) 1527-1598 was a Dutch cartographer/geographer and publisher of the first and greatest world atlas the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the whole World). This great atlas was first published in 1570 with a total of 53 maps. Abraham Ortelius’s atlas was re-issued up until 1612 in 7 languages, Dutch, Latin, English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. In all there were 42 editions. The last edition having 167 maps.

Portrait of Abraham Ortelius

Abraham Ortelius Portrait
Abraham Ortelius Portrait

The image above is a Portrait of Abraham Ortelius (Abraham Ortels) from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

 

Abraham Ortelius Holland antique maps for sale

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Abraham Ortelius Holland antique maps for sale at auction or buy it now on ebay can be found in the rss feed below. If you are looking for a particular Abraham Ortelius original antique map of Holland this page is updated daily with Ortelius Holland maps as they are listed for sale on ebay.

These Holland maps by Abraham Ortelius are all listed in the ebay Category: Maps, Atlases & Globes. Most of the large scale maps you see below come from the rare Ortelius Atlas of 1570 the ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ (Theatre of the World) any smaller minature Holland maps coming from one of the many versions of his Epitome. This post is in the Holland map category.

Abraham Ortelius Korea antique maps for sale

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Abraham Ortelius Korea antique maps for sale at auction or buy it now on ebay can be found in the rss feed below. If you are looking for a particular Abraham Ortelius original antique map of Korea this page is updated daily with Ortelius Korea maps as they are listed for sale on ebay.

These Korea maps by Abraham Ortelius are all listed in the ebay Category: Maps, Atlases & Globes. Most of the large scale maps you see below come from the rare Ortelius Atlas of 1570 the ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ (Theatre of the World) any smaller minature Korea maps coming from one of the many versions of his Epitome. This post is in the Korea map category.

Abraham Ortelius Lithuania antique maps for sale

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Abraham Ortelius Lithuania antique maps for sale at auction or buy it now on ebay can be found in the rss feed below. If you are looking for a particular Abraham Ortelius original antique map of Lithuania this page is updated daily with Ortelius Lithuania maps as they are listed for sale on ebay.

These Lithuania maps by Abraham Ortelius are all listed in the ebay Category: Maps, Atlases & Globes. Most of the large scale maps you see below come from the rare Ortelius Atlas of 1570 the ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ (Theatre of the World) any smaller minature Lithuania maps coming from one of the many versions of his Epitome. This post is in the Lithuania map category.

Abraham Ortelius India antique maps for sale

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Abraham Ortelius India antique maps for sale at auction or buy it now on ebay can be found in the rss feed below. If you are looking for a particular Abraham Ortelius original antique map of India this page is updated daily with Ortelius India maps as they are listed for sale on ebay.

These India maps by Abraham Ortelius are all listed in the ebay Category: Maps, Atlases & Globes. Most of the large scale maps you see below come from the rare Ortelius Atlas of 1570 the ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ (Theatre of the World) any smaller minature India maps coming from one of the many versions of his Epitome. This post is in the India map category.

Abraham Ortelius Balkans antique maps for sale

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Abraham Ortelius Balkans antique maps for sale at auction or buy it now on ebay can be found in the rss feed below. If you are looking for a particular Abraham Ortelius original antique map of Balkans this page is updated daily with Ortelius Balkans maps as they are listed for sale on ebay.

These Balkans maps by Abraham Ortelius are all listed in the ebay Category: Maps, Atlases & Globes. Most of the large scale maps you see below come from the rare Ortelius Atlas of 1570 the ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’ (Theatre of the World) any smaller minature Balkans maps coming from one of the many versions of his Epitome. This post is in the Balkans map category.

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