TERCEIRA AZORES PORTUGAL 1620ca ORTELIUS UNUSUAL ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED MAP ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED MAP OF TERCEIRA AZORES PORTUGAL

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TERCEIRA AZORES PORTUGAL 1620ca ORTELIUS UNUSUAL ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED MAP

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Tercera Insula. // Tercera .

 

Description:   Striking and  beautifully detailed unusual miniature copper engraved map of Terceira, Azores Islands, Portugal. The map provides good topographic details. Two sea monsters, a sailing ship and two strapwotk cartouches complete the map .

Date: 1620 ca. ( undated )

Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 17,4 x 12,1

Condition: Very strong and dark impression on strong paper. Paper with chains. Map old original colored. Wide margins. Corners partially missing. Small foxing and browning. Small waterstains. Conditions are as you can see in the images .

Mapmaker:  Born in Antwerp in 1528, Abraham Ortel went on to study the Classics: Latin and  Greek and then mathematics before setting up a book dealing business  with his sister. He also promoted himself as a 'painter of maps' and his interest in the field blossomed from there. The business took him to book fairs all over Europe, and for the time, he was soon incredibly well-travelled for one his age.
 
During these travels he began to make a list of invaluable contacts in the printing, publishing and cartography set. Using his mapmaker contacts, Ortelius, as he is now more often known, created perhaps his most stunning work: an eight sheet map of the world, published in 1564, only one copy of which is said to still exist. Though remarkable in itself, this map was not commercially viable and hence very few copies were made. It did give him the confidence to continue learning his trade and honing the required artistic and practical skills.
 
Again, after advice from his quality European contacts, Ortelius collected, collated, re-sized and finished a stunning collection of country maps of the known world, which he published in 1570 as, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (loosely translated as, 'Atlas of the whole world').
 
This is often considered now as the first atlas, although there were earlier works that could, if pressed, also take that name. But the word 'atlas' to describe a compendium of maps was not universally accepted until it was also used by Gerard Mercator in around 1595, when he completed and published his 3 volume reworking of Ptolemy's Geographia.
 
Over the next 42 years, no less than 42 editions of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum were published. These included text in: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin and Spanish. Established English mapmaker John Norden was given the task of issuing the English text version in 1606. 
 
Ortelius died in 1598, but demand for his work was such that, after acquiring the plates and the rights to use them, Jan Baptiste Vrients continued to produced the later editions until 1612 .
 

All of the maps we sell are ORIGINALS. We guarantee all of our maps to be authentic. We do our best to describe the condition of our maps as accurately as possible. Due to the age and type of paper, some imperfections are to be expected. Please examine the images provided carefully, and if you have any questions please ask and we will be happy to help. A Certification of Authenticity ( COA ) can be issued on request I will send you all your item by Registered and Insured Airmal or by TNT/DHL with covering Insurance If you buy more than one item you have to pay just one only shipping cost Any map purchased from us may be returend for any reason for a full refund.     About:   Old Times
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    Our Firm was founded in 1983 and we are specialized on antiquarian works on paper concerning Antique Rare Maps, Atlases and Travel Books of all the World. Our Firm adheres to the Codes of Ethics outlined by the Italian Antiquarian Booksellers Association ( ALAI ) and  International League of Antiquarian Booksellers ( ILAB ). All items sold by OLD TIMES are genuine and a Certificate of Authenticity (COA) will be happily supplied on request.     Many Thanks   Cesare Giannelli   OLD TIMES RARE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS & MAPS SELLERS   Via Cortonese, 70 06124 - Perugia Italy   Phone/Fax:  0039 - 075 - 505 20 18   [link removed by eBay]



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  • Type: County Map
  • Date Range: 1600-1699
  • Year: 1620
  • Country/Region: Portugal
  • Cartographer/Publisher: Abraham Ortelius
  • Format: Atlas Map
  • Printing Technique: Copper Plate
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original

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