3027 Ortelius, Abraham: Candia Insula - Archipelagi Insularum Aliquod Descrip. 1584

English
Greek islands
Ortelius, Abraham
from 1584
copperplate engraving
Coloured
50,9 x 36,4 cm
ORIGINAL

Crete is the center at the top and the Greek Islands below. Other islands include Metellino, Cerigo, Scarpanto, Nicsia, Santorini, Milo, Stalimente, Negroponte, Robzs, Scio. A scale is provided for the Crete map. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) was one of the most important figures in cartographer in this period. He is best known for his 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' generally considered the first Atlas. The scale is 1:400,000.

References
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmaker, Early World Press, 2004, p358-359
Marcel P. R. van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, HES Publishers, p439

Deutsch
Griechenland - Inseln
Ortelius, Abraham
ab 1584
Kupferstich
Altkoloriert
50,9 x 36,4 cm
ORIGINALKARTE