1584 Ortelius Map of Crete (Candia) and 10 Greek Islands
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Description: A rare and beautiful 1584 Abraham Ortelius map of Crete and ten other Greek islands: Metellino (Mitiline, Lesbos), Cerigo, Scarpanto (Karpathos), Nicsia (Naxos), Santorini, Milo, Stalimene (Limnos), Negroponte (Euboea), Rodus (Rhodes, home of the Colossus of Rhodes), and Scio (Chios). Beautiful, rich, hand color.
Date: 1584
References: None found.
Cartographer: Abraham Ortelius (1527 - 1598) was one of the most important figures in the history of cartography and is most famously credited with the compilation of the seminal 1570 atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, generally considered to be the world's first modern atlas. Ortelius was born in Antwerp and began his cartographic career in 1547 as a typesetter for the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke. In this role Ortelius traveled extensively through Europe where he came into contact with Mercator, under whose influence, he marketed himself as a "scientific geographer". In this course of his long career he published numerous important maps as well as issued several updated editions of his cardinal work, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Late in his career Ortelius was appointed Royal Cartographer to King Phillip II of Spain. On his death in July fourth, 1598, Ortelius' body was buried in St Michael's Prĉmonstratensian Abbey , Antwerp, where his tombstone reads, Quietis cultor sine lite, uxore, prole. Click here for a list of rare maps from Abraham Ortelius.
Size: Printed area measures 20 x 14.5 inches (50.8 x 36.83 centimeters)
Condition: Fine or perfect condition. Wide clean margins. Original platemark. Latin text on verso.
Code: CandiaInsula-ortelius-1584 (Necessary for phone inquiries: 646-320-8650)
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