Acquired From: Gowrie Galleries
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Very Good
Confirmed: 27/09/2024
Date Acquired: 8/2/2001
Dealers ID No.: M241/1 (STK 1045.01)
Description: Abraham Ortelius, a pioneering mapmaker, published the first comprehensive collection of uniformly sized maps. Titled Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World), this groundbreaking work first released in 1570, established the concept of the modern atlas. Ortelius personally drafted the maps, which were engraved by artisans such as Frans Hogenberg, whose contributions he acknowledged in the Atlass preface. Hogenberg likely collaborated with Ambrosius and Ferdinand Arsenius in engraving the plates.nThe Theatrum was initially published in Latin in May 1570 (#252 for the 1584 edition), followed later that year by Dutch and French editions, broadening its accessibility across Europe. Its immediate success led to numerous reprints in various languages, regularly updated with the latest geographical knowledge. nThis map of the Pacific Ocean is one of three significant maps illustrating the connection between the Americas, Asia, and the vast expanse of the Pacific. nAccording to Simon Dewez, This map is undated Spanish edition after 1610. The date of 1589 has been erased, Spanish text on verso. Verso title is "Mar Pacific o Del Zur"
First published: Ortelius, Abraham Theatrum orbis terrarum, Additamentum IV Antwerp: Plantin Press, 1590
Image Size (cm): 50×34.5
Mapmaker: Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598)
Price: A13,000 plus gst
Primary Category: World
Purchase Reference: Inv. 43 (Hand written) Inv GST 3/43 Green paper
Rarity: Only copy
References: Richard Casten and Thomas Suárez, A Revised Chronology for the Mapping of America in the Late Sixteenth Century: Hogenberg, Mazza, Ortelius, The Map Collector 70 (1995): 2630.nSimon Dewez, The Printed World III (Sydney: Gowrie Galleries, 2000), pg 20, map 35.
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1610, Undated Spanish
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