Map of the Mediterranean - ‘BARBARIAE’ et Biledvlgerid Nova Descriptio
A map of the Mediterranean, covering the area on the north-west coast of Africa from about present day Senegal and "Fume del Oro" (River of Gold) across north Africa to about present day Libya and the interior of Africa, "Biledvlgerid", parts of Italy, Spain & the Straits of Gibraltar, and Portugal;...
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MAP E 1:3 (2010.0118.01) |
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| Main author: |
Ortelius; Abraham (1527-1598), cartographer
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| Order: |
MAP E 1:3 (2010.0118.01) |
| Date(s) of creation: |
? 1570 |
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| Format: | Archive |
| Reference number: |
MAP E 1:3 (2010.0118.01) |
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| Order number: |
MAP E 1:3 (2010.0118.01) |
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| Summary: |
A map of the Mediterranean, covering the area on the north-west coast of Africa from about present day Senegal and "Fume del Oro" (River of Gold) across north Africa to about present day Libya and the interior of Africa, "Biledvlgerid", parts of Italy, Spain & the Straits of Gibraltar, and Portugal; a ship and several finely drawn sea monsters are shown in the Mediterranean and Atlantic. |
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| Main author: |
Ortelius; Abraham (1527-1598), cartographer
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| Previous numbers: |
SOASAW 2010.0118.01 |
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| Extent: |
1 piece |
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Abraham Ortelius (Abraham Ortels) (April 14,1527 – June 28,1598) was a Flemish and geographer, generally recognised as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World). He is also believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined together before drifting to their present positions. Ortelius was born in the city of Antwerp. In 1547 Ortelius entered the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke as an illuminator of maps. In 1564 he published his first map, Typus Orbis Terrarum, an eight-leaved wall map of the world. He also published a two-sheet map of Egypt in 1565, and an eight-sheet map of Asia in 1567. On May 20, 1570, Gilles Coppens de Diest at Antwerp issued Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the "first modern atlas" (of 53 maps). Three Latin editions of this (besides a Dutch, a French and a German edition) appeared before the end of 1572; twenty-five editions came out before Ortelius' death in 1598; and several others were published subsequently, for the atlas continued to be in demand until about 1612. In 1575 he was appointed geographer to the king of Spain, Philip II. In 1596 he received a presentation from Antwerp city, similar to that afterwards bestowed on Rubens. His death on June 28, 1598, and burial, in St Michael’s Præmonstratensian Abbey church in Antwerp, were marked by public mourning. Barbariae Et Biledvlgerid, Nova Descriptio, was included in Theatrum Orbis Terrarum from its first edition of 1570. The publication of the Theatrum.Orbis Terrarum can be considered the starting point for over 100 years of Dutch supremacy in the production of beautiful maps and atlases. |
Abraham Ortelius (Abraham Ortels) (April 14,1527 – June 28,1598) was a Flemish and geographer, generally recognised as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World). He is also believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined together before drifting to their present positions. Ortelius was born in the city of Antwerp. In 1547 Ortelius entered the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke as an illuminator of maps. In 1564 he published his first map, Typus Orbis Terrarum, an eight-lea ... View more |
| Custodial history: | Displayed in the Staff Common Room, College Building, as of 2010. Subsequently part of Brunei Gallery collection. Removed from frame by Brunei Gallery team prior to transfer to Library, October 2019. Newspaper found in frame indicates map may have been framed in 1950.. | |
| Acquisition: |
Transferred from Brunei Gallery Collections, October 2019 |
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| Access status: |
Open |
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| Language: | Latin |
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| Scripts: |
Latin |
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| Physical description: |
Copper-engraved map, hand-coloured in outline & wash, 420 x 535 mm |
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| Format: | Archive |