Name of print : none
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)/Vrients
Stock number : 4353
Map number : appeared in the Theatrum from 1602 onwards
It depicts Ortelius’ Epitaph, which in translation
reads as follows
(Of Abraham Ortelius who came from Antwerp, the city of cities geographer of the king of kings, Philip, you here see the tomb. Shortly, the earth took him back, who portrayed the face of the earth illustrating it with pen and maps, but who stood above it with his mind, looking up to heaven and the high. He remained stable with respect to hope or fear. He was a lover of friendship, in candour, faith and in his duties.
Lover of quiet, without strife, wife or offspring. He had a life as others would wish.
Dear reader, favour him with your prayers, that eternal quiet may come to him.
He died on the fourth of July, in the year 1598. He lived for 71 years, 2 months and 18 days. The Cools people, nephews on his sister's side guard his beloved memory.)
Below: Ortelius motton CONTEMNO ET ORNO MENTE, MANU, on top, small portrait
Plate/paper size : 384 x 240 mm;
Paper color : off white; paper is transparent
Age of map color: uncolored;
Imperfections
margins : none;
plate area : none;
verso : none;
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Price : € Euro 200