Macer, Jean (16th century) was a professor of Law in Paris. During a stay in Avignon, France, he met travellers who had spent 30 years in the Indies and wrote down their reports in "Indicarum historiarum libros III" (Ort166), Paris 1555. He wrote comments on Dionysius (Ort199,200).
History of India: Ort166.8;
Commenting on Dionysius: Ort199.11, 200.11.
Macrobius, Ambrosius Theodosius (early 5th century A.D.) wrote "In Somnium Scipionis expositio" (Ort196), a commentary on Cicero’s "Somnium Scipionis" (printed in Köln, 1526). It uses passages from Cicero to construct the most satisfactory and widely read Latin compendium on Neoplatonism that existed during the Middle Ages. It also became a popular guide to science featuring lengthy excursions on Pythagorean number lore, cosmography, world geography and the harmony of the spheres. Macrobius also wrote "Saturnalia".
Ort 204.4, 205.4, 213.9, 213.10, 219.18, 221.24, 222.11, 223.11;
Somnium Scipionis Bk.2: Ort196.13.
Maffei, Giampetro, also: Volaterranus (1533-1603) was a Jesuit who lived in Lisbon, Portugal from 1572 to 1581 to consult sources for his history of the Indies. "Historiarum Indicarum" (Ort11,164,165,166,177), first appeared in Rome in 1588, then in Cologne, Germany in 1593. This is a classical work on the history of discovery and mission in America, India and Japan, assembled in Lisbon from original sources. He quotes Georgius Alexander (Ort147). He also translated from Spanish into Latin "Commentarius Acostæ de rebus Indicis", "Epistolæ de rebus Indicis" and "Epistolæ de rebus Japonicis in Oriente gestarum" published in Dillingen, Germany in 1571 and in Cologne in 1574. He may have published work by Galvanus.
Ort1.24, 2.24, 3.27, 4.6, 5.7, 117.33, 118.33, 130.13, 131.8, 138.3, 138.5, 141.15, 142.2, 143.16, 145.13, 145.23, 147.3, 147.11, 149.8, 181.11, 199.41, 200.41, 207.4, 208.4, 209.20,
Bk.1: 177.15;
Geography: Ort125.7.
History of the Indies: Ort11.30, Ort177.28, 177.30;
Bk.6: Ort164.22, Bk.12: Ort165.2, 165.24, 166.8.
Quoting Georgius Alexander: Ort147.27;
Magellan (late 15th to early 16th century) was the first to sail around the entire globe, from West to east. His ship is depicted on Ortelius’ Pacific map.
Ort12.3.
Magini, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617) studied medicine, mathematics, astronomy and philosophy in Bologna. He published "Ephemerides" tables, and books on astronomy and astrology. He also drew a map of Bologna (Ort124) and of Romagna (Ort134) used by Ortelius.
Mentioned in the cartouche of the Bologna map as its maker, Ort124.
Mentioned in the cartouche of the Romagna map as its maker, Ort134; Further in map text:
Ort32.5.
Magnus Gruber, see Gruber Magnus.
Magnus, Ioannes (1493-1544) was the brother of Olaus. He lived for some years in Rome and obtained papal approval for being appointed bishop of Uppsala, Sweden.
Ort160.17, 161.29, 161.75.
Magnus Olaus (1490-1558) the Goth from Linkjöping, Sweden drew a map of Scandinavia which Ortelius used. He also wrote a historical geographical work "De gentibus septentrionalibus, veris conditionibus, statibus et moribus" published in Rome, 1555, in Antwerp, 1558, and published in German in Strassbourg 1567.
Ort84.6, 85.7, 85.8, 86.7, 86.8, 160.17, 160.25, 161.14, 161.19, 161.25, 161.27, 161.29, 161.30D, 161.68, 161.70, 161.73, 161.75, 199.50, 200.50;
Bk.12: Ort161.80.
Mago (abt. 500 B.C.) was a writer on agriculture from Carthago whose writings survived the Punic wars via the Romans. They appeared in French translation with comments by Columella as "Les douze livres de Lucius Iunius Moderatus Columella des choses rustiques" (Ort218), printed in 1551.
Cited by Columella: Ort218.7.
Maioranus Julius Valerius (5th century A.D.) was Roman Emperor of the West (457-461). He wrote a "Panegyric" citing Sidonius (Ort196).
Panegyrick, citing Sidonius: Ort196.7.
Mair, John see Major, Joannes.
Major, Joannes (born in 1470) from Scotland was a professor at the University of St. Andrews who wrote in barbaric Latin a history of England and Scotland called "Historia Majoris, Britanniæ tam Angliæ quam Scotiæ" Paris 1521.
Ort16.5k, 16.14, 16.18 16.25-26, 18.4, 18.13, 18.14, 18.15, 22.40.
Major, Ioannes of Vienna (?) is mentioned in the cartouche of the Rhetiæ map as its publisher, (Ort116a).
Publisher of the Rhetiæ map, as mentioned in its cartouche, Ort116a.
Malines, Carolus of (?) is one of the persons to whom he dedicates his map of Ancient France, (Ort196).
Mamertinus, Claudius (4th century A.D.) was a teacher in rhetoric active in Gaul who wrote "Panegyricus genethliacus Maximiano Augusto dicto dictus: ‘Omnes quidem’ (Ort203).
Ort205.7, 209.18;
11th Panegyric: Ort203.11.
Manasses refers to apocryphal post-biblical writing.
Ort214.32.
Mandevilius see Mandeville.
Mandeville, John (died in 1372) was known as a writer about travels such as "Boke of ways to Jerusalem& of marveleys of Inde and other countries". He was prone to exaggeration. In fact he is deceitful, and took his stories from Ruysbroek and Odorico, embellishing their stories with all kinds of fantasy. Ortelius calls him a liar.
Ort1.47, 2.46, 3.49, 6.5, 7.7.
Manethon (third century B.C.) was a priest in Heliopolis, Egypt, who wrote in Greek a history of Egypt from mythical times to 323 B.C., claiming to have consulted the chronological list of kings. Portions of this history have been preserved by later writers such as Eusebius and are of great value in establishing biblical chronology.
Ort29.6, 30.8
Manilius, Marcus (early first century A.D.) wrote "Astronomica". It describes creation and the heavens, the signs of the zodiac, and astral influences on human beings. Numerous editions appeared from 1472 onwards.
Ort189.12, 199.20, 200.20, 213.8, 215.3, 215.5, 216.16, 218.14, 226.98.
Manutius Aldus (1452-1515) published and commented on Herodotus’ "Histories" published in Venice, 1502, further Sallustius "Bellum Iugurthinum" (Venice, 1576). Also a Greek Grammar and a Lexicon of countries, cities and peoples by Stephanus Byzantinus. Also: "Adagia chiliades" by Erasmus (Venice, 1506).
Manutius Antonio (16th century) of Venice, Italy, wrote a compendium containing the works of various authors: "Raccolta di viaggi, fatti de Venetia alla Tana et in Persia, in India et in Constantinopoli, a sapere (1) Jos. Barbaro viaggio alla Tana in Persia; (2) Ambr. Contarini viaggio da Ussan-Cassan ré dè Persia; (3) Giovanni Aluvigi viaggio in India et in Calicut; (4) viaggio in Constantinopoli; (5) viaggio e impresa, que fece Solyman Bassa del 1538 contra Portoghesi, per racquistar la citta di Diu in India, raccolta di Antonio Manutio" published in Vinegia, Italy in 1543.
Manutius Paolo (16th century) from Venice, Italy wrote "Antiquitatum Romanorum libri IV" and "Descriptio Transylvaniæ". He also seems to have written about orthography (Ort123).
Orthography: Ort123.13.
Marcantonio Coccio see Sabellicus.
Marcellanus Neonatus (?).
Ort209.16.
Marcellinus Ammianus see Ammianus Marcellinus.
Marchantius (1537-1609) was a Flemish historian. His works include "De rebus Flandriæ memorabilibus liber singularis" Antwerp 1567, and "Flandriæ commentariorum libri IV descripta; in quibus de Flandriæ origine, commoditatibus, oppidis, ordinibus, magistratibus, indigenisque tractatur" Antwerp 1596.
Ort44.13, 45.6, 75.5, 75.7, 77.5, 77.7.
Marche, Olivier de la see La Marche.
Marco di Nizza (16th century) was an Italian missionary who travelled in 1538/9 in Mexico and Central America. His experiences have been incorporated by Ramusio in his volume III.
Ort9.39, 10.39, 11.42.
Marcolino, Francis (16th century) was a printer and publisher in Venice, whose output includes a book relating letters written by Nicolao and Antonio Zeno during their travels to Iceland and North America published in 1558 in Venice.
Ort12.17.
Marcus Nizzensis see Marco di Nizza.
Mardonius (5th century B.C.) was nephew and son in law of the Persian king Darius who fought the Athenians. He is quoted by Herodotus (Ort189).
Ort189.35;
Quoted by Herodotus: Ort189.12.
Mariana, Juan de (1535-1624), a Spanish Jesuit wrote a history of Spain "Historia de rebus Hispaniæ libri XXX" (Ort224) of which the first 20 books were published in Toledo, Spain in 1592, and the entire work in Mainz, Germany, 1605.
Ort25.8;
History of Spain: Ort224.59; Bk.12 Ch.19: Ort30.7.
Marianus Scotus see Scotus Marianus.
Marinæus Siculus, Lucius (died in 1533) was a teacher in Palermo, Italy, went to Spain in 1486 and became royal historiographer. His works deal with Spain: "De laudibus Hispaniæ lib. VII", "De Aragoniæ regibus et eorum rerum gestarum narratione Lib. V" Zaragossa, Spain 1509, "De Rebus Hispaniæ memorabilis lib. XXII" (Ort10,11) Alcala Spain 1533, Frankfurt 1579.
Ort9.68, 25.8, 26.6, 26.8, 29.6, 30.7, 32.9;
Chronicle of Spain: 10.2, 11.2, 11.28, 11.70.
Marino, Barlesio see Barletius.
Marlianus, Bartholomeus (died in 1560) from Milan, Italy wrote "Topographia urbis Romæ cum præmissis observationibus de pronomine, nomine et cognomine urbis" Lyon, France 1534, Bern, Switzerland 1539, Rom 1544, Basel 1550, 1558, Frankfurt 1573, with a preface by Rabelais. The Lyon publication was supported by Cardinal Armagnac. Marlianus also wrote "De foro Romano".
Ort48.4b, 129.17, 197.2, 198.2.
Marlianus, Raymundus (?) wrote "Alphabetical Geographical Description" (Ort19).
Alphabetical Geographical Description: Ort19.10c.
Mármol Carvajal Luis (1520-1600 or later) from Spain participated in the expedition of Charles V to Tunis and spent the next 22 years in North Africa, of which 8 years as a prisoner of war of the Moors. He consulted Arabic sources and wrote a reliable treatise "Descripcion general de Affrica" Granada and Malaga, Spain 1573 to 1599. Ortelius refers to his "Folio 38" in the Açores text (Ort24).
Ort8.15, 176.10, 177.13, 177.14, 177.21, 221.4, 221.11;
Folio 38: Ort24.3.
Marmolius Carvajal see Marmol.
Marselar see Marselarius.
Marselarius, Hadrianus (16th century) was an Antwerp Patrician and a friend of Ortelius who supplied some handwritten notes about Peru which Ortelius used for his maptext (Ort15). He receives a dedication on Ortelius’ late map of Brabant (map Ort66).
Mentioned in the cartouche as the person to whom the second map of Brabant has been dedicated, Ort66
Ort15.18.
Martialis, Marcus Valerius "the Poet" (c. 40-110 A.D.) wrote "Xenia" (Ort197,198) which is in fact Book 13 and 14 of his "Epigrammata" (Ort203,226). With their short and pithy portrayals of the debauchees of ancient Rome, the twelve books of Epigrams had a strong appeal in Renaissance Italy, where 18 incunable editions were published.
Ort79.3, 79.4, 121.3, 132.3, 138.6, 193.14, 193.56, 196.79, 196.80, 199.37, 200.37, 209.14, 209.16, 209.19, 221.26;
Xenia: Ort198.22;
Epigrams Bk.7 226.99-105, Bk.10 nr.78 to Macer: Ort203.33.
Martianus Capella (abt. 425) from Carthago wrote an encyclopedia of the seven free arts called "De nuptiis Philologiæ et Mercurii". This rather tasteless work was used as a schoolbook during the Middle Ages and was translated into German by Notker Labeo Teutonicus.
Ort 1.17, 2.17, 3.17, 191.2, 196.33, 199.12, 200.12, 203.19, 207.7, 208.7, 209.14, 209.19, 211.7, 213.2, 217.20, 218.19, 224.25, 224.59;
: Periplus 191.4.
Martin Cromer see Cromer, Martin.
Martinus Ægidius (16th century). Very little is known about the life and works of the Antwerp expert in law and mathematics Ægidius Martini, whose map of Limburg was not only model for the present plate, but also for many more Limburg maps to come (Meurer p. 190-191).
Mentioned in the cartouche of the Limburg map as its editor, Ort67; in text: 67.14.
Martyr, Petrus (1457-1526) from Arona near Milan lived in Spain from 1487 onwards and wrote an influential work on discoveries called "De rebus oceanis et orbe novo decades" which was twice published posthumously, namely in Alcalà, Spain 1530 and Paris 1536. The first "Decade" was published in Sevilla, Spain in 1511, the first three "Decades" (Ort9,10,11,14) in Alcalà Spain in 1516.
Decades: 9.27,10.27,11.30,14.12.
Mascop, Godefridus
Mentioned in the cartouche of the half sheet map Monasteriensis as its maker, Ort100b
Maternus, Firmicus see Firmicus.
Matthias à Michou (died in 1532) or Matthias de Miechov of Poland was a physician and historian who wrote "Chronica Polonorum" and "Tractatus de duabus Sarmatiis, asiana et europeana", first printed in 1517 in Cracow, and referred to by Ortelius as a "Discourse on the Sarmattes" (Ort 154,155).
Ort150.13, 162.8, 163.8;
Discourse on the Sarmattes: Ort154.16, 155.16.
Matthieu Paris (1195-1259) was a Benedict monk of the monastery of St. Alban, England. His most important work is "Chronica Maiora" which was first published by Archbishop Parker in London in 1571.
Ort16.11, 19.39w.
Mattiolus, Pietro Andreas (1500-1577) from Siena, Italy, was a physician who wrote a book about herbs which was translated into German by Handschius (Prague, 1563) and whose collected works were published by Caspar Bauhinus in Frankfurt, 1598.
Ort141.13, 149.14.
Maurolico, Francesco (1494-1575) from Messina, Sicily, Italy was a mathematician who also wrote about geography: "Compendium Sicanicarum rerum" and "Cosmographia de forma, situ numeroque cœlorum et elementorum" Venice 1543, 1575, Paris 1558.
Ort141.5.
Maurus Lucius (16th century) published the West Indies history of Lopez de Gomara in Italian translation in Venice in 1566. He also collaborated with Aldroando.
Ort129.17.
Maximilianus Transilvanus see Transilvanus Maximilianus.
Maximus Tyrus (125-185 A.D.) was a Greek orator who left us his philosophical "Orations" (Ort203,210,222,231).
Ort194.31, 196.101, 222.4, 222.44;
Oration 26: Ort210.4, Oration 38: Ort203.16, 222.37, Oration nr. 39: Ort231.14.
Maximus, Valerius Gaius (first half of first century) wrote "Facta et Dicta memorabilia", a collection of anecdotes in 9 books for the use of orators, still highly popular in the renaissance, with 29 editions published between 1470 and 1500.
Ort193.15, 199.66, 200.66, 210.11, 214.13, 222.4.
Mayerus, George (?).
Ort4.7, 5.8.
Mazella Scipio (16th century) from Naples, Italy wrote "Descrittione del regno di Napoli" (Ort138), Naples 1601 and earlier, further "Sito et antichità della città di Pozzuolo" Naples 1593, and Comments of Elysius’ Baths of Puteoli (Ort142).
Kingdom of Naples: Ort138.3, 138.4, 138.5, 138.8, 138.10, 139.9;
Comments on Elysius' Baths of Puteoli: 142.21.
Mazochius, Jac. (16th century) wrote "Epigrammata s. inscriptiones antiquæ urbis Romæ" (Ort129), Rome, 1521.
Epigrams: Ort129.17.
Mazzochius see Mazochius.
Medina, Pedro (1493-1567) of Sevilla, Spain, made a map of Spain and wrote "Chronica breve de Espanna" Sevilla, "Libro de grandezas y cosas notabiles de España" Sevilla 1543, Venice 1545 (Ort32), and "Arte de navigar" Valladolid, Spain 1545, containing a sea chart.
Ort26.5, 29.2, 29.6, 30.2, 30.7, 31.29, 32.6;
Las Grandezas y cosas notabiles de España: Ort32.10.
Megasthenes (340-282 B.C.) was a Greek historian from Ionia. His report on the contemporary culture, history and religion of India was the basis of Western knowledge about these matters.
Ort12.9, 224.48.
Meggen, Jodocus à (16th century) came from Luzern, Switzerland and was an officer in the Papal lifeguard. He travelled to Palestine and wrote a book about it called "Peregrinatio Hierosolymitana", published in Dillingen, Germany in 1580 and 1588 (Ort147,149).
Ort173.4;
Peregrination to Jerusalem: Ort147.12, 149.8.
Mela, Pomponius, "the Worthy, Renowned Geographer" (early first century A.D.) was praised in the 16th century almost as much as Ptolemæus. His work "Cosmographia, sive De Situ Orbis" <cosmography, or about the situation of the world> which discusses the three continents of the Roman world in three volumes was often commented upon. This text constitutes the earliest Latin work on geography and includes the oldest geographical description of the world. The three publishers mentioned in the Theatrum are the Italians Ermolao Barbaro and Thomas Porcacchi, the Germans Camers, Vadianus and Münster, and the Spanish Petrus Olivarius and N. Guzman. Also: "About the Origin of the Law" (Ort229) but this may be another Pomponius.
Ort1.12, 1.35, 2.12, 3.12, 3.38, 9.54, 10.2, 11.54, 19.45-l, 29.3, 30.3, 31.2, 31.3, 47.8, 49.9, 81.8, 119.8, 142.3, 144.6, 145.3, 146.14, 148.4, 149.8, 159.8, 161.7, 172.7, 189.6, 189.10, 189.21, 189.29, 190.2, 190.5, 190.7, 190.15, 190.18, 190.19, 190.25, 190.26, 190.29, 190.35, 190.39, 190.42, 190.51, 190.55, 190.58, 190.67, 191.2, 192.3, 192.9, 192.13, 192.16, 192.26, 192.31, 192.32, 192.34, 192.42, 192.46, 192.51, 192.57, 193.12, 193.44, 193.73, 194.13, 194.29, 196.3, 196.4, 196.9, 196.25, 196.26, 196.33, 196.36, 196.50, 196.65, 196.96, 196.116, 199.12, 199.14, 199.18, 199.46, 199.51, 200.12, 200.14, 200.18, 200.46, 200.51, 203.19, 204.11, 205.11, 206.8, 207.12, 208.12, 209.22, 210.12, 211.4, 212.27, 213.9, 213.21, 214.2, 214.8, 214.9, 214.16, 214.18, 215.2, 216.2, 216.22, 217.12, 217.30, 221.11, 222.6, 222.19, 224.42, 224.45, 224.46, 224.49, 231.3, 231.16;
Bk.3 Ch.2: Ort224.57;
About the origin of the Law Bk.2: Ort229.2.
Melanchton, Philippe (1497-1560) was a German from Wittenberg who developed geography on the basis of a reformed concept of religion, based on the bible. Camerarius wrote his biography.
Mellinger, Ioannes Halens (?) in 1568 made a map of Thuringen, published in Weimar.
Mentioned in the cartouche of the half sheet Thuringen map as its maker, Ort96a
Menander Protector (end 6th century A.D.) from Constantinople wrote "Historioon Bibloi Okto" which was published in Latin in Paris, 1609, 1648.
Ort19.23
Mendoza or Mendezius, Didacus Hurtades (1503-1575.) augmented the Library of the Escorial by donating his own. He, having been for some time Ambassador for Charles the fifth, Emperor of Rome, to the Venetians, received from the High country of Greece a ship full of Greek manuscript copies (Ort233).
Mentioned as author of the Peruvia map in cartouche Ort15
Ort233.17.
Mendoza, Joannes, also Antonius Gonzalez, see Gonzalez de Mendoza.
Meneses, Alfons de (17th century) of Spain wrote "Repertorio o Itinerario de los mas principales y mejores caminos de Espanna" Murcia 1628. Ortelius must have used an earlier edition of this work, which he calls "Traveller’s companion" (Ort25).
Traveller's Companion: Ort25.9.
Mercator, Gerardus or Gerard Kremer (1512-1595) designed a world map (Ort175) and a map of Europe (Ort181). He was a close friend of Ortelius and wrote an introduction to the first edition of Ortelius’ Theatrum praising its contents and form as being much better than the Italian maps.
Mercator is in the cartouche of the first Flandria map described as its maker, Ort75.
Mercator is mentioned in the cartouche of the second Flandria map as its maker, Ort76
Mercator is mentioned in the cartouche of the third Flanders map as its maker, Ort77
Ort1.65, 160.26;
Universal <= world> Map: Ort175.20;
Map of Europe: Ort181.4.
Merula, Gaudentius (16th century) from Milan, Italy wrote "De Gallorum Cisalpinorum antiquitate et origine libri III" (Ort123), <= about the antiquity and origin of the French beyond the Alps, 3 books>, Lyon, France 1538, Bergamo, Italy 1592, 1593. He also seems to have written "Memorabilia" <= things to be remembered> (Ort1,2,3).
Ort117.33, 118.33, 132.8;
Origins of the Cisalpines: Ort123.10;
Memorabilia Bk.5 Ort1.49, 2.48, 3.52.
Merula, Georgius (1430-1494) from Italy was first a teacher in humanism in Venice, and later in Milan. He was probably the father of Gaudentius Merula. He wrote "Antiquitates Vice-comitum Mediolanensium libri X" (Ort128), Milan, 1500 and "Descriptio montis Vesuvii et Ferrati".
Ort125.7, 132.8;
History of Viscounts Bk.6: Ort128.10.
Mesoburgus Jacobus see Meyer.
Metaphrastes, Simeon (dies before 969 A.D.) wrote a "Chronicon" but is best known for his "metaphrastic" collection of 87 Saints lives, for instance "Life of Saint Artemius" (Ort232).
Ort232.24;
Life of St Artemius: Ort232.7, 232.21.
Metrodorus (5th century B.C.) of Chios was a Greek atomist and philosopher who neatly summed up the attitudes of his teacher Epicurus.
Ort189.20.
Meyer, Jakob (1491-1552) from Vleterne, Flanders, was a theologist with an interest in Flemish history who wrote "Rerum Flandricarum libri X" Brugge 1531 ("on Flanders Affairs, Ort75,76), "Chronicon Flandiæ" Nurnberg 1538, and "Flandricarum rerum annalium libri XVII" Antwerp 1561. Also comments on Procopius (Ort78).
Ort44.2, 45.2, 68.2, 75.6, 77.6;
On Flanders Affairs (10 volumes): Ort75.7, 76.6, 76.7, 77.7;
Commenting on Procopius Ort78.11.
Michaelis, Laurentius (16th century) made in 1579 a map of East Frisia, (see Hessels nr. 130), published as a single sheet by de Jode, and incorporated in the 1593 edition of his Speculum (Meurer p. 201-202).
Mentioned in the cartouche of the half sheet Oldenburg map as its maker, Ort90b
Michael Neander see Neander, Michael.
Michael Sophianus see Sophianus Michael.
Michele, Nicolas (?).
Ort12.24, 160.17.
Microbius (?).
Ort193.37.
Middendorpius, Jac. (1537-1611), born in Ootmarsum, the Netherlands, worked in Cologne, Germany, and wrote "De celebroribus universi orbis Academiis", Cologne 1594.
Ort136.4.
Milesius, Aristagoras (fifth century B.C.) was a tyrant of Miletus and the instigator of the Ionian revolt against Persia in 499.
Ort186.12, 226.2.
Minadous Johan Thomas (1540-1615) from Italy travelled for seven years in the Orient. He wrote "Historia della Guerra fra Turchi e Persiani anno 1576 sino 1588" Venice, 1594. Leunclavius has attacked this latter work.
Ort167.11.
Minutius, Felix Marcus "the Divine" (early 3rd. century) was an early Christian whose only work that we know is the dialogue "Octavius", a dialogue between Octavius Januarius and Minutius, two Christian converts, and Cæcilius Natalis, an educated pagan.
Ort19.24f, 192.12, 196.100, 196.105, 196.113, 209.3, 221.37, 221.42, 222.37, 222.45.
Minutius, Quintus (1st century A.D.) was a judge in Cicero’s time, and was concerned with Cicero’s oration against Verres.
Ort193.53.
Modestinus, Herennius (born abt. 250 A.D.) was a Roman lawyer, student of Ulpianus, whose opinion was considered to be decisive.
Ort209.17.
Modestus, Aufidius (third century A.D) wrote "De vocabilis re militari ad tacitum" Rome 1487. It contains a short vocabulary of terms used in the drilling and manoeuvring of the phalanx and is one of the standard texts on Roman military training. It was still used as a practical manual in Renaissance Europe. Modestus is quoted by Philargyrius (Ort212).
Quoted by Philargyrius: Ort212.11.
Moecker, Antonius (died in 1607) was a philologist from Hildesheim, Germany. He wrote a work about his native city called "Hildesia"and also one on "Brunswick" (Ort99).
On Brunswick: Ort99.7.
Moeller, Bernhard (1568-1607) was a Westfalian clergyman who wrote poems. Best known is "Rheni a primis fontibus usque ad Oceanum Germanicum descriptio", 320 pages, which was first published in Cologne, Germany in 1570.
Ort56.8, 57.9.
Moers, Iustus
Mentioned on the cartouche of the half sheet map of Waldeccensis as its maker, Ort98b
Moflinius, Ioannes (abt. 1590), Lord of the mountain Saint Winoxius, respected clergyman, a man of great humanity and excellent candidness, is the person to whom Ortelius dedicates his early and late Abraham maps (Ort182,183)
Mohammed, also: Mahomet the Beast (?) wrote "wicked Alkoran" (Ort221) part of which is called Azzoara (Ort180,221).
Alkoran, Azoara 32: Ort221.9, Azzoara 45: Ort180.44, Azoara 66: Ort221.10.
Molitor, Oswaldus, see Myconius Oswald.
Monachus, Franz (1490-1565) from Mechelen, Flanders, wrote "Epistula de orbis ac descriptione" <= a letter and description about the world> Antwerp 1526, 1565 containing a small woodcut world map and "A letter to Panormus" (Ort1,2,3).
Letter to Panormus: Ort1.50, 2.49, 3.53.
Mondragone, Garibayus Stephanus de see Garibayus.
Monavius, Iacobus or Jacob Monau (1546-1603) of Silesia, who lived in Vratislava was a friend of Wacker a Wackerfels. Together they persuaded Ortelius to make a map of Utopia (Ort234). Monavius is the person to whom Ortelius dedicated his map of Ancient Germany (Ort199)
Mentioned in the cartouche of the early and late Ancient Germany maps as the person to whom Ortelius dedicated this map (Ort199,200). Further in map texts: Ort103.14, 103.15.
Monmouth, Geoffry see Galfridus Monomuthensis.
Monomuthensis Galfridus see Galfridus Monomuthensis.
Montanus, Arias Benedictus see Arias Benedictus Montanus.
Morales, Ambrosio de (1513-1591 from Cordoba, Spain was a historian who also used non-literary sources such as inscriptions and coins. He wrote "Crónica general de Espanna, prosiguiendo adelante los cincos libros que el mæstro Florian Docampo, coronista del emperador D. Carlos V., dexo escritos" completing Ocampo’s work, Alcala, Spain 1574, 1577; "De las Antiguedades de la Ciudades de España" added to the first work. Ortelius mentions his "Commentaries on Eulogium" (Ort193).
Ort25.8, 29.7, 30.8, 30.9;
Commentaries on Eulogium: Ort193.6.
Morentinus (12th century) comments on Emperor Julianus Aportata’s letters to Maximus the Philosopher (Ort200). He is mentioned on a papal bull of 1178.
Ort231.27;
As commentator on Emperor Iulianus' letters to Maximus the Philosopher: Ort200.25.
Moretus, Ioannes (1543-1610) published the 1612 editions of the Theatrum from the Plantin-Moretus premises. He is mentioned in its cartouche as the person who dedicated this map to Velser, (Ort227-230).
Ort229.11.
Morguez le Moine, Jacques (died 1587) was a Huguenot artist from Dieppe, France, who made a manuscript map of Florida in 1564, bought by de Bry and published as "Floridæ Americæ Provinciæ" in 1591.
Ort15.24.
Morus, Thomas (1478-1535) from England was a friend of Erasmus who wrote "Utopia".
Mentioned on mapsheet of Ort234.
Moses, founding father who led the Jews through the desert from Egypt to the Promised Land.
Ort182.29.
Müller von Rhellicon see Rhellicanus.
Münster or Munsterus, Sebastian (1489-1552) wrote "Cosmographey" containing many maps which he designed himself, some of which were used for the Theatrum (Ort114). He published and commented on Mela’s "De Situ Orbis". He also commented on Solinus’ "Polyhistor". Much of what he wrote and designed was copied by Ortelius, always mentioning his source.
Münster is mentioned in the cartouche of the Basiliensis map as its maker, Ort114a.
Ort1.28, 2.28, 3.31, 4.6, 5.7, 26.8, 34.8, 36.20, 67.10, 84.5, 85.6, 86.6, 88.11, 93.4, 94.7, 96.10, 96.11, 97.19, 98.5,100.4, 101.6, 101.11, 101.16, 101.24, 105.7, 106.7, 106.14, 107.2, 107.16, 108.2, 108.16, 109.2-7, 110.11, 111.4, 111.6, 111.12, 112.6, 112.8, 114.4, 114.8, 115.2, 115.4, 115.12, 116.4, 133.19, 143.8, 143.12, 145.20, 150.13, 152.8, 153.8, 154.5, 154.16, 155.16, 158.4, 158.7, 158.17, 202.14, 202.16;
Cosmographey: Ort56.7, 57.8, 98.2, 144.15, 145.13;
Quoting Crantzius in Cosmographey: Ort100.6;
Quoting Sigismundus Arquerus Calaritanus in Cosmographey: Ort141.8;
Quoting Petrus Artopœus of Pommern in Cosmographey Ort158.10, 158.11.
Müntzer, Valentinus (16th century) from Fulda, Germany, wrote a Chronicle: "Chronographie oder Beschreibung der Jaren vonn anfang der Welt bisz auff unsere Zeit dises lauffenden MDXLIX jars" (Ort98), published in Bern, Switzerland.
Chronography: Ort98.5.
Mutianus, Hieronymus (?) "the famous painter".
Ort212.8.
Myconius, Oswald (1488-1552) from Luzern, Switzerland, was a friend of Münster and wrote, next to theological works, about Switzerland in: "Henr. Lor. Glareani Helvetiorum et Panegyricon in laudem quator pagorum et tredecim Urbium Helvetiorum".
Ort115.5, 115.8, 115.12.
Myrsilius from Lesbos (?) wrote a work on Tuscany (Ort130). He is quoted by Antigonus (Ort216).
Ort207.5, 208.5;
On Thusciæ: 130.13;
Quoted by Antigonus: Ort216.21.