Abraham Ortelius, the Flemish humanist, geographer, and publisher shaped early modern cartography through the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, first issued in 1570 and widely regarded as the first modern atlas. The 1598 edition reflects the maturity of this ambitious project: a carefully organized corpus of engraved maps with accompanying explanatory text, produced for an international learned audience alike. Published in Antwerp, the map demonstrates Ortelius’s commitment to revision, expansion, and editorial coherence. It stands as a landmark of late sixteenth-century geographical scholarship and of Antwerp’s central role in European print culture.
We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Map of Spain - Abraham Ortelius": Hispania, Abraham Ortelius, Amberes, 1598 facsimile edition, published by Círculo Científico, 2008
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