
Collection: Smith Sheet Map Collection
Title: Typus Orbis Terrarum
Title Translation: Map of the World
Barcode: 1697
Creator: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527 -1598
Publisher: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527 -1598
Publishing Location: Antwerp
Region Depicted: World
Date Produced: 1612
Date Published: 1612
Language: Latin
Historical Context: Abraham Ortelius?s world map was part of a bound volume of maps titled Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, [Theater of the World], now considered the first world atlas. Extending through thirty-three editions and translated into six languages, Terrarum influenced European ideas about world geography in general, and ideas about the Arctic in particular. Note the clearly defined channel above the American continent running east-west, as well as a series of Arctic channels running north-south towards the North Pole.
Subjects: World maps
Map Type: Geographical, Political
Dimensions: 36 x 49 cm
Printing Process: Engraving
Printing Technique: Copper
Material Type: Paper
Brief Description: World map with quotations from Cicero and Seneca.
Physical Description: 1 map: colored (hand-applied, outline)
Theme: Dutch Golden Age (17th-18th Century)
Associated Cartouche: Cartouche 1, 1612, Typus Orbis Terrarum, Cartouche 2, 1612, Typus Orbis Terrarum, Cartouche 3, 1612, Typus Orbis Terrarum, Cartouche 4, 1612, Typus Orbis Terrarum, Cartouche 5, 1612, Typus Orbis Terrarum, Cartouche 6, 1612, Typus Orbis Terrarum
Associated Map Imagery: Sea Monster 1, 1612, Typus Orbis Terrarum, Winged Sea Monster, 1612, Typus Orbis Terrarum, Sea Monster 2, 1612, Typus Orbis Terrarum
Collection/Donor: Smith
Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/1697.0001