Abraham Ortelius Map Of Africa

Abraham Ortelius Map Of Africa. Original Abraham Ortelius Map of Africa The Kingdom of Prester John [Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Title "Africae Tabula Nova [Map of Africa]" from Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1570 Abraham and his sisters Anne and Elizabeth took up map colouring

"Africae Tabula Nova [Map of Africa]" from Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1570 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

Old Map of Africa by Abraham Ortelius, 1570 First Map of African Con The Unique Maps Co.

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. He learned Latin and studied Greek and mathematics From the 1575 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius

1570 map of Africa by Abraham Ortelius. Map shows place names,settlements,rivers, lakes. It was taken from Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas, which was widely produced for over 40 years in 7 different languages Title "Africae Tabula Nova [Map of Africa]" from Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1570

Abraham Ortelius and Jodocus Hondius 1598 1601 map of East and Central Africa. Ortelius' map of Africa is based on Gastaldi's 8 sheet wall map and Mercator's world map of 1569. Imprint: Antverpiae : In officina Plantiniana, 1592: Shelfmark: EMW.X.009: Notes: From Abraham Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum : Opus nunc denuo ab ipso auctore recognitum, multisque` locis castigatum & quamplurimis nouis tabulis atque` commentarijs auctum