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C1574
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Asiae Nova Descriptio.
Mapmaker:
The rare first state of Abraham Ortelius’s important and influential map Asia which was the model used by other mapmakers for over forty years. This first state was issued from 1570-1574 and then in the course of 1574, Ortelius published … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Asiae Nova Descriptio.
Date:
C1574
( )
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving hand coloured
Image Size:
480mm
x 370mm
Paper Size:
578mm
x 443mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
Description:
The rare first state of Abraham Ortelius’s important and influential map Asia which was the model used by other mapmakers for over forty years.
This first state was issued from 1570-1574 and then in the course of 1574, Ortelius published a second state of the same map, Therefore, this plate is much less common than its successor. (Van de Broecke)
This first state is identified by the following;
1. Cum priuilegio engraved in the lower left corner (removed in 2nd state)
2. The name of a small island at top right; La Farfarna (changed to farfarna in the 2nd state)
3. The town of Ara to the left of Aden (removed in 2nd state)
4. Latin text on verso, with large page number 3, (11 mm), the last line of text is centred like the 2 lines above it:nem in maiori Tabula ante tres annos edidimus.
From, Abraham Ortelius’s, Theatrum orbus terrarum.
References:
Van Den Broecke, M. P. R. Ortelius Atlas Maps.1996 Netherlands :: : 6.
Clancy, R. The Mapping of Terra Australia. Sydney 1995 :: : p.25, ill.1.12.
Moreland, C. & Bannister, D. Antique Maps. London 1995 :: : pp.98-99.
Quirino, C. Philippine Cartography (1320-1899) Amsterdam 2010 Manila :: : p.96.
Clancy, R. & Richardson, A. So They Came South. Sydney 1988: : p.201, ill.p.202, 212-213.
Suarez, T. Early Mapping of Southeast Asia. Singapore 1999 :: : pp.164-167, ill. Fig. 85.
Sweet, M. Mapping the Continent of Asia. Singapore 1994 :: : 5.
Walter, L. Japan a Cartographic Vision. New York 1994 :: : 1C.
Kroght, P. Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici. Amsterdam 1997. Nine volumes :: : AN: 8000:31A.
Tibbetts, G. Arabia in Early Maps. Cambridge 1978 :: : map 34, p. 48.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 3417528 (incorrectly dated 1570 but 2nd state, French text issued 1581, 1587, 1598)
State Library New South Wales: Record Identifier 74VMjRzjq2DA ( dated 1572? but not 1st state, is 2nd state 1598, French text page no. 3 (last line, left aligned: descouuerte )si c'est vne Isle ou terre ferme auec la Magellanique.),
Van Den Broecke, M. P. R. Ortelius Atlas Maps.1996 Netherlands :: : 6.
Clancy, R. The Mapping of Terra Australia. Sydney 1995 :: : p.25, ill.1.12.
Moreland, C. & Bannister, D. Antique Maps. London 1995 :: : pp.98-99.
Quirino, C. Philippine Cartography (1320-1899) Amsterdam 2010 Manila :: : p.96.
Clancy, R. & Richardson, A. So They Came South. Sydney 1988: : p.201, ill.p.202, 212-213.
Suarez, T. Early Mapping of Southeast Asia. Singapore 1999 :: : pp.164-167, ill. Fig. 85.
Sweet, M. Mapping the Continent of Asia. Singapore 1994 :: : 5.
Walter, L. Japan a Cartographic Vision. New York 1994 :: : 1C.
Kroght, P. Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici. Amsterdam 1997. Nine volumes :: : AN: 8000:31A.
Tibbetts, G. Arabia in Early Maps. Cambridge 1978 :: : map 34, p. 48.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 3417528 (incorrectly dated 1570 but 2nd state, French text issued 1581, 1587, 1598)
State Library New South Wales: Record Identifier 74VMjRzjq2DA ( dated 1572? but not 1st state, is 2nd state 1598, French text page no. 3 (last line, left aligned: descouuerte )si c'est vne Isle ou terre ferme auec la Magellanique.),
Abraham Ortelius (1527 - 1598)
Ortelius was a Flemish cartographer, map seller and publisher. Ortelius was a leading cartographer who published the first modern atlas in 1570, Theatrum orbis terrarum in which each map was presented on a separate sheet. He initially trained as an engraver in 1547 and as an illuminator of maps. Influenced by Gerard Mercator he published his first map in 1564 and soon after published his famous atlas that changed the way maps were sold and published.
