Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1527-04-14 - 1598-06-28
Gender
- Males
Occupations
- Cartographers
- Map dealers
- Geographers
- Booksellers and bookselling
- Humanists
- Classicists
- Antiquarians
Places
- Antwerp (Belgium) (Place of Birth)
- Antwerp (Belgium) (Place of Death)
- Holy Roman Empire (Associated Country)
- Brabant (Duchy) (Associated Country)
- Antwerp (Belgium) (Residence)
- Germany (Other)
Topics
- Cartography
- Map industry and trade
- Geography
- Atlases
- Booksellers and bookselling
- Humanism
- Classical geography
Languages Used
- Latin
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio, 1570
Item — Drawer 122 : L : 4, Section: 3
Identifier: 2020-SC-024-007
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection contains 26 maps of the New World, dating 1541-1778, which illustrate the progression of European geographic knowledge about Virginia and North America from the 16th through the 18th centuries
Dates:
1570
- The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
- 3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
- Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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