![]() Lawrence being clearly if exaggeratedly represented. In the northeast the results of voyages of exploration of Giovanni de Verrazzano and Jacques Cartier are much in evidence with the St. Place names north of Mexico nonetheless generally correspond to American Indian centers discovered by De Soto (east of Texas) and Coronodo (west of Texas). ![]() 1540 discovery by Hernando de Soto and Moscoso. No trace is to be found of the Mississippi River despite its c. The eastern seaboard juts noticeably eastward - a product of inaccurate measurements of longitudes and magnetic variation. Beyond known colonial centers in central Mexico and the West Indies, the cartography is largely speculative. Much of the continent is unexplored but here Ortelius has roughly followed the work and forms laid down by Gerard Mercator in 1569. Our survey of this important map will begin in North America. On the verso, Ortelius mentions in his Catalogus Auctorum that he also apparently had access to and drew upon the world maps by Peter ab Aggere of Mechelen, Sebastian Cabotus of Venice, Laurentius Fries of Antwerp, Jacobus Gastaldi, Gemma Frisius of Antwerp, Guicciardinus of Antwerp, Doco ab Hemminga Frisius, and Orontius Fine of Paris. Cartographically it is derived from the world of Gerard Mercator (1569), Gastaldi (1561), and Gutierrez. The general presentation of an oval projection derived from earlier maps by Appianus and Bordonius. ![]() Centered on the Atlantic Ocean, the map, naturally, covers the entire world from pole to pole. This map is the first map of the world to appear in a standard atlas and is thus of fundamental importance to the history of cartography. Minnesota - North Dakota - South DakotaĪ fine first edition third printing example of Aberham Ortelius' iconic 1570 map of the world.Massachusetts - Connecticut - Rhode Island.Some small chips and tears in blank margins have also been professionally restored.ġ932 S. The map has been backed in Japanese tissue with professional repairs two diagonal tears that extend 4" through title cartouche and 5" through quote at bottom, as well as several other shorter tears. ![]() This is paramount map for any world collector from one of the most prominent map makers in cartographic history.Ĭondition: This map is in B condition displaying a fine impression with attractive color and light soiling. ![]() The map is decorated throughout with a sailing ship and sea monsters and cornered by quotes from Cicero and Seneca. The Pacific features an incredibly oversized and misplaced Solomon Islands (first map to include them) and New Guinea. The Eastern Hemisphere features a northern passage to the Pacific along with a crudely projected island of Japan. South America stretches to the Strait of Magellan and Terra del Fuego is included within the large Antarctic land mass, Terra Australia Nondum Cognita. A northwest passage is clearly presented above and Florida and Hispania Nova are clearly labeled in the south. The terrestrial world is sandwiched between two large polar land masses, "Terra Septentrionalis Incognita," and "Terra Australis Nondum Cognita." In North America, two rivers reaching the Pacific and Atlantic nearly bisect the continent as they both stretch to its deepest interiors. The map was published out of Amsterdam circa 1587. This is an authentic, antique map of the world by Abraham Ortelius. ![]()
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