Cartographica Neerlandica Background for Ortelius Map No. 124

© Marcel van den Broecke © Title: BONONIENSE/TERRITORIVM./Auctore/Ioanne Antonio/Magino [The area of Bologna, after Ioannes Antonio Magini]- Illmo et Rmo Dńo,/IOANNI DELPHINO S.R.E. CARDINALI,/EPISCOPO VICENTINO &c./Nouam hanc et accuratissimam/TERRITORII VICENTINI/descriptionem/ a clar.me. Philippo Pigafetta/pridem amplitudini eius destinatam/L[ibens].M[erito].Q[uid].D[onum]D[edit]. humill[issimus]. obseruantię ergo/Ioannes Baptista Vrintius Antuerp. [This new and very accurate representation of the area of Vicenza, previously because of its dignity dedicated to the most illustrious and famous Lord Ioannes Delphino, S.R.E [an ecclesiastical title?], cardinal and bishop of Vicenza, is presented via the famous Philippus Pigafetta who has eagerly and justly dedicated it as a gift for Ioannes Baptista Vrients from Antwerp in humble reverence.] (middle left: list of 35 important cities; bottom left: small town plan of Vicenza).

Plate size : 357 x 498 mm. Two maps on one plate.
Identification number : Ort 124 (Koeman/Meurer: 154ab, not in Karrow).

Title 124a : Bononiense

Scale : 1 : 500,000. Size: 357 x 248 mm.

Identification number : Ort 124a (Koeman/Meurer: 154a, vdKrogtAN: 7380:31).

States : we know 124a.1 only.

Cartographic sources : Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555-1617) made a single sheet map of the surroundings of Bologna in 1595, in 1599 reworked for his Italy-atlas. These form the basis of this map (Meurer p. 188).

Title 124b : Vicenti

Scale : 1 : 250,000. Size: 357 x 250 mm.

Identification number : Ort 124b (Koeman/Meurer: 154b, vdKrogtAN: 7113:31).

States : 124b.1 only

Cartographic sources: as early as 1592, Filippo Pigafetta (1533-1604) sent Ortelius a manuscript map of the Vicenza area. After Pigafetta's death, his cartographic belongings came into Vrients' hands, which finally resulted in the present map (Meurer p. 213-214).

Occurrence in Theatrum editions and page number :
1608/1612I84 (300 copies printed) (last line first text page, right aligned: Tal che ; last line second text page, right aligned: cina;),
1609/1612/1641S82,83 (325 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: des lea Baptista Paiarino, que escriuio seys libros de las cosas memorables d'esta ciudad.),
1609/1612L83 (300 copies printed) (last line, first text page, right aligned: Secunda; last line, second text page, left aligned: siue terrestris siue marittimę Principi dicto paratorum & adprocinctus bellicos expeditorum.).

Approximate number of copies printed : 925.

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