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C1579
Saxoniae, Misniae, Thvringiae, nova Exactissima Q Descriptio
Mapmaker:
Early edition of Abraham Ortelius’s c.16th map of Saxonia, Germany, covering the areas of Berlin, Brandenburg and south. (Title translation: A new and most exact depiction of Sachsen, Meissen and Thüringen. With Privilege) This edition is identified as being published … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Saxoniae, Misniae, Thvringiae, nova Exactissima Q Descriptio
Date:
C1579
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
505mm
x 343mm
Paper Size:
547mm
x 436mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1579
Description:
Early edition of Abraham Ortelius’s c.16th map of Saxonia, Germany, covering the areas of Berlin, Brandenburg and south.
(Title translation: A new and most exact depiction of Sachsen, Meissen and Thüringen. With Privilege)
This edition is identified as being published in 1579 by the following: Latin text on verso, page number 41 (last line, centred like 2 lines above it: cusa est anno 1568.huic nostro operi inseruimus. ; line 8 from the top ends: imperatorum.
References:
Van Den Broecke, M. P. R. Ortelius Atlas Maps.1996 Netherlands :: 1579L(B)41 (last line, centred like 2 lines above it: cusa est anno 1568.huic nostro operi inseruimus. ; line 8 from the top ends: imperatorum),.
Van Den Broecke, M. P. R. Ortelius Atlas Maps.1996 Netherlands :: 1579L(B)41 (last line, centred like 2 lines above it: cusa est anno 1568.huic nostro operi inseruimus. ; line 8 from the top ends: imperatorum),.
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.
