The ehtw delivers a 15, the screen size ranges from 30 inches up to inches, and can be adjusted to project a straight image effortlessly with keystone correction. Theatrum orbis terrarum anntwerp, 1570 art print by. Theatrum orbis terrarum by ortelius, abraham, 15271598. Ortelius atlas general atlases articles and essays general maps. Harvard map collection the map collection holds more than 6,000 atlases, including current world, national, state, and urban atlases. Lausanne, sequoia, 1964 facsimile of the antwerpedition 1570. Containing 53 maps, each with a detailed commentary, it is considered the first true atlas in the modern sense. Google celebrated this day and its creator, abraham ortelius, with a. Orbis terrarum 1570, advanced for the first time in a coherent form, a european identity that is. The entire wikipedia with video and photo galleries for each article. Figure 1 in the address to the reader in the first edition of abraham orteliuss theatrum orbis terrarum 1570, ortelius gives his reasons for the. Written by abraham ortelius, strongly encouraged by gillis hooftman and originally. It is argued that orteliuss contemporaries in the radical religious circles of northern europe would have perceived the theatrum orbis terrarum. Abraham ortelius, flemish cartographer and dealer in maps, books, and antiquities, who published the first modern atlas, theatrum orbis terrarum 1570.
Includes 53 map sheets, with descriptive text on verso. On this day in 1570, the worlds first modernday atlas, called theatrum orbis terrarum theatre of the world, was published. Abraham ortelius theatrum orbis terrarum pdf abraham ortelius, maker of the theatrum orbis terrarum, is regarded as one of the most prominent geographers of the sixteenth century. A selection of antique maps from jonathan potter ilab. Theatrum orbis terrarum anntwerp, 1570 art print by abraham ortelius. Google doodle celebrates abraham ortelius, inventor of the. The following selection comprises maps from varying editions of the theatrum orbis terrarum by abraham ortelius that was first published in antwerp in 1570.
Orteliuss theatrum orbis terrarum theatre of the world is considered the first true atlas in the modern sense. Theatrum orbis terrarum is considered to be the first true modern atlas. The flemish scholar and geographer abraham ortelius 152798 published the first edition of his theatrum orbis terrarum theater of the. Atlases, gazetteers, and reference materials harvard library. Trained as an engraver, ortelius about 1554 set up his book and antiquary business. He learned latin and studied greek and mathematics. The flemish scholar and geographer abraham ortelius 152798 published the first edition of his theatrum orbis terrarum theater of the world in 1570.
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