This information is adopted from the Printed World catalogue series, one of the most enjoyable and informative Australian Antique map catalogues available, created and compiled by Simon Dewez. Although the map was prepared in 1589, its first appearance in an Ortelius atlas was in 1590. 1579 Ortelius Map of Cuba, the Caribbean, and Northwestern Mexico 15.5 x 19.5 in details 1588 Munster/ Petri set of World and Continents Maps 12.5 x 14.25 in details 1574 Ortelius Map of the North Atlantic / Arctic: Scandinavia, Britain, Greenland 14.5 x 20 in details 1608 Ortelius Map of China and the Philippines 17 x 22. Theatrum went through many editions and changes, with some maps being removed and others being added. It was regarded as the first 'modern' atlas, as all the maps were engraved with a similar format and the same size. Ībraham Ortelius first published his magnificent Theatrum Orbis Terrarum atlas in 1570. Terra Australis Incognita is clearly delineated as a coastline incorporating Tierra del Fuego and sloping up across the Pacific towards New Guinea. This map was drawn by Abraham Ortelius in 1589, based upon a map of America from the same year that was drawn by Frans Hogenberg. It is considered an important advancement in cartography. The Solomon Islands are charted not only too close to New Guinea, but also substantially larger than they are in reality. Maris Pacifici, more accurately named the Descriptio Maris Pacifici ('Description of the Pacific Ocean'), was the first dedicated map of the Pacific to be printed. Although on his world map Ortelius questions the island status of New Guinea, here he clearly depicts the country as an island. This was an active time for the Spanish who were now expanding their influence and exploration west of Mexico City. Their intentions are clearly depicted in the illustration (together with notation) of Ferdinand Magellan's flagship the Victoria entering the Pacific after having circumnavigated the globe. Maris Pacifici illustrates the lengths to which the Spanish had gone, in order to establish some control over any possible sea passage to the East Indies via South America. In 1570 he published the first comprehensive collection of maps of all parts of the world, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ('Theatre of the World'), the first modern atlas as we know it. These maps of the Classical world the Parergon were his own work. Old books, maps and prints by Abraham Ortelius Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) Abraham Ortelius is the most famous and most collected of all early cartographers. It shows the New World with the latest information derived from contemporary explorations. The following year, Ortelius began to draw historical maps for the Theatrum. The first published map devoted to the Pacific and the most important i6th century map to show the Spanish domination of the South Seas. 1570 Ortelius Americas This superior reproduction of the original antique hand colored copperplate engraved map of Americae Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio was published by Abraham Ortelius circa 1570.
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