Abraham Ortelius
Abraham Ortelius (also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 14 April 1527 – 28 June 1598) was a Flemish cartographer (mapmaker) and geographer. He is generally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Latin: "Theatre of the Earth's Globe"). One of the founders and the notable representatives of the Netherlandish school of cartography in its golden age (the 16th and 17th centuries), he is also believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined together before drifting to their present positions.[1]
Abraham Ortelius Media
1570 Typus Orbis Terrarum
Map of the Persian Empire from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Map of Flanders from the Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1574, The Phoebus Foundation
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De Brittenburg naar Abraham Ortelius. Deze gravure komt uit Guicciardini's beschrijving van de Nederlanden, uitgegeven vanaf 1582 tot 1588
1584 map of Greece by Abraham Ortelius
References
- ↑ Romm, James. A New Forerunner for Continental Drift. Nature 367 (6462) (February 3, 1994). p. 407–408. doi:10.1038/367407a0.