Nanni, Giovanni see Annius of Viterbo.
Nardus, Dominicus de (died in 1385) was a Florentine preacher.
Ort159.5.
Natalis, Bonifacio (16th century) was an Italian engraver.
Ort222.11.
Naucler, Johann (abt. 1425-1516), professor in Tübingen, Germany, wrote a Chronicle only known to Ortelius through Irenicus.
Quoted by Irenicus: Ort114.4.
Navagero, Andrea (1493-1529) from Venice, Italy travelled for 4 years in France and Spain and wrote about these travels in "Viaggio in Spagna et in Francia 1524 e 1528" which only appeared in Venice in 1563. He also wrote the poem "De situ orbis". Ortelius refers to his "Journal" (Ort28,31).
Ort25.10;
Journal: Ort28.20, 28.36, 31.27, 31.29.
Navagierus see Navagero.
Navarchus, Jacobus, the Jesuit (16th century) lived in Africa for 6 years and wrote "Asian epistles" (Ort6,7,163,175) and "Sibyllin verses" (Ort9,10,11).
Ort10.2;
Asian Epistles: Ort6.5, 7.7, 163.8, 175.20;
Sibyllin Verses: 9.17, 9.63, 10.16, 10.22, 11.17, 11.63.
Nazarius Giovanni Battista (16th century) from Brescia, Italy wrote a treatise on the Turks and also a work on alchemy, viz. "della transmutatione metallica". He also seems to have written a work on his native Brescia (Ort123) and a "Panegyric" (Ort54,123).
Ort209.13, 209.17, 209.18;
Treatise on Brescia: Ort123.10;
Panegyric: Ort54.9, 123.2.
Nazianzenus, Gregory (abt. 370) was Bishop of Nazianze in Cappadocia. He wrote about a great variety of subjects, including poetry, 245 letters, epigrams and orations. One of his topics was predestination.
Ort199.26, 200.26, 214.33.
Nazorenus, Gilbert Cognatus see Nozoremus.
Neander, Michael (1525-1595) a philologist from Sorau, Germany, exerted himself to improve geographical learning. His textbooks include "Elementa doctrinæ sphæricæ" Leipzig, 1561, "Orbis terræ succincta explicatio" Eisleben 1583, Leipzig 1586, 1589, 1597, "Orbis terræ divisio compendiaria" Leipzig 1594, and "Compendium rerum physicarum" Wittenberg 1587.
Ort3.51.
Nemesianus, Marcus Aurelius Olympius (third century A.D.) was a North African poet who wrote four pastoral poems in hexameters, long ascribed to Calpurnius Siculus, by whom, as well as by Virgilius, he was strongly influenced. He also wrote "Cynegetica", a hunting manual in verse which breaks off after 325 lines, at the beginning of the hunt.
Ort190.8, 190.44, 192.18, 193.55, 193.56, 203.12, 209.14.
Neubrigensis, Guilielmus see Newburgh, William of.
Neuenahr, Herman (1492-1530), Count, opposes Trithemius in his work "Brevis narratio de origine et sedibus Francorum", published in Basel, Switzerland in 1532. Also bound with "Descriptio Germaniæ" by Pirckheimer.
Neuyllius, Alexander see Neville.
Neville, Alexander Norvicus (1544-1614) was a secretary of Archbishop Parker and at his instigation wrote "Tabula Heptarchiæ Saxonicæ" and a history of Norwich and its antiquities called "Nevylii, De Furoribus Norfolcensium Ketto duce, eiusdem Norvicus" (Ort17,19,20) London 1575.
Norvicus: Ort17.11, 19.59, 20.15.
Newburgh, William of (1136-1199 or 1201) also called Guilielmus Neubrigensis wrote a history of England with the title "Historia rerum Anglicarum 1066-1198".
Ort19.12, 22.40;
Bk.2, ch.5: Ort21.8.
Nicander (second century B.C.) of Colophon, a Ionian Greek city in Asia Minor, was a Hellenistic Greek didactic poet of whose numerous works there have only survived the hexameter poems "Theriaca" (= poisonous animals) and "Alexipharmaca" (= antidotes to poisons). He also wrote "Georgica" on farming, which had some influence on Virgilius, and a mythological poem which apparently influenced Ovidius when the latter composed his "Metamorphoses". His poems are not inspired but contain some interesting pieces of folklore. Tertullianus quotes Nicander (Ort196).
Tertullianus quoting Nicander: Ort196.99.
Nicephorus (died in 811) was a Byzantine Emperor who defended his empire against the Arabs and Bulgarians.
Bk.18 Ch.30: Ort163.9.
Nicetas Choniates (1150-1213) was a Byzantine writer and historiographer who studied theology in Constantinople. After a career as a civil servant, he wrote "Chronica", a history of Byzantium from 1118-1206. He is reported on by Saint Paulinus.
Reported on by Saint Paulinus: Ort212.4.
Nicolas de Nicolay see Nicolay, Nicolas de.
Nicolas Gerbelius see Gerbelius Nicolas.
Nicolas Michele see Michele, Nicolas.
Nicolas Sophianus see Sophianus Nicolas.
Nicolaus Germanus (abt. 1420-1490) was a German priest who also designed a map of France mentioned in Ortelius’ Catalogus and also Ptolemæic maps. He is quoted by Stobæus (Ort196).
Ort196.94;
Quoted by Stobæus: Ort196.90.
Nicolay, Nicolas de (1517-1583) designed the Calais map Ortelius used (Ort44a) and wrote "Navigations et Pérégrinations orientales, avec les figures et les habillements au naturel, tant des hommes que des femmes" Lyon 1568, Antwerp 1576, 1577 and 1586 (Ort141). Also "Navigation du roi d’Écosse Jaques V, autour de son royaume et isles Hébrides et Orchades recueillie et rédigé en forme de description hydrographique, avec les additions du dit Nicolay", Paris 1583. Also: ("Oriental) Observations" (Ort141,144,145,146,174).
Mentioned in the cartouche of the Calais map as its author, Ort44a, 45a;
Eastern observations: Ort141.15, 144.12, 145.9,146.14, 174.3.
Niger, Dominicus (15th century) from Venice, Italy wrote a "Geography" in 26 books, 11 on Europe (Ort129), 11 on Africa and 4 on Asia (Ort58). It was published and commented on by Wolfgang Weissenburger in Basel, Switzerland in 1557.
Ort1.30, 2.30, 3.33, 4.6, 5.7, 32.5, 117.33, 118.33, 128.8, 138.3, 141.5, 143.16, 144.15, 145.13, 145.23, 147.4, 147.11, 147.19, 148.4, 148.8, 149.8, 166.2, 174.5a, 174.10, 213.14, 224.3;
Geography: Ort58.8, 129.14, Bk.6: 143.19.
Niger, Franz, also: Bassianus or Bassianensis (16th century), head of a school in Graubünden, Switzerland, wrote "Rhætia sive de situ et moribus Rhætorum", which appeared in Basel in 1547.
Ort115.12.
Nizza, Marco di see Marco di Nizza.
Nobilior, Marcus Fulvius (2nd century B.C.) was a consul in Rome involved in the construction of palaces and churches.
Ort193.53.
Noël Taillepied see Taillepied Noël.
Nonnos (fifth century) from Panopolis, Egypt, was the author of a Greek epic poem "Dionysiaca" (Ort199,200) in 48 books about the adventures of the God Dionysius, of which books 13-48 deal with his expedition against the Indians. The poem contains a large amount of mythological learning. He also wrote "De Genere Vestimentorum" (Ort196,217). quoting Varro.
Dionysiaca: Ort199.26, 200.26;
De Genere Vestimentorum, quoting Varro: Ort196.64, 217.14.
Norwicus see Neville, Alexander.
Notker Labeo Teutonicus (950-1022) translated Marcianus Capella’s work "De nuptiis Philologiæ et Mercurii" into German.
Noviomagus Gerardus see Geldenhauer, Gerhard.
Novof, Laurentius Corvinus see Corvinus Laurentius.
Nozoremus, Gilbertus Cognatus(?).
Ort34.8, 48.4b, 36.20, 168.8, 169.8.
Nubiensis (12th century) refers to the Arab writer Idrisi who wrote "Geographia Nubiensis" (Ort183).
Ort19.2, 192.9, 192.15, 221.6;
Geographical Garden Sect.5 Climate3: Ort183.30, 183.34.
Nugarola, Ludovicus (died in 1559) comes from an ancient family Nugarola or Nogarola of Verona, Italy, and wrote "De Nili incremento dialogus". Also: "Dialogue of Timotheus" (Ort174,178,179).
Ort174.10;
Dialogue of Timotheus: Ort174.5b, 178.8, 179.8.
Numantius, Rutilius Claudius (16th century?) wrote a travel journal or Itinerary concerning the region of Siena, Italy. This journal is mentioned on map Ort137a.
Nunnez, Vasco de Balboa (1475-1519) was a sea explorer who settled in present day Panama. He was the first European to see the Pacific.
Ort12.2.
Nunnius Alvares see Alvares Nunnius.
Nunnius Pincianus, see Guzman.