Vadianus, Ioachimus or Joachim or von Watt (16th century) from Germany published and commented on Mela’s "De Situ Orbis" <= about the situation of the world>. Also: Solinus "Polyhistor". He also wrote "Epitome trium terræ partium" (Ort170,178,179), Zürich. Switzerland 1534.
Ort1.34, 2.34, 3.37, 115.5, 115.12, 141.3, 147.11, 148.4, 148.8, 149.8;
Summary of the Whole World in 3 volumes: Ort170.8, 178.8, 179.8.
Valentinus Muntzerus see Müntzer, Valentin.
Valerius Flaccus see Flaccus, Valerius.
Valerius Iulius Maioranus see Iulius Maioranus.
Valerius Maximus Gaius (first half first century A.D.) wrote "De factorum dictorumque memorabilium", Strassbourg 1470, Paris 1503, Basel 1577. It is a popular collection of rhetorical exempla dedicated to Emperor Tiberius. Arranged under moral and philosophical headings, illustrative examples were drawn from Sophocles, Archimedes, Livius, Cicero and others. It remained very popular throughout the Middle Ages.
Quoted by Severus: Ort193.37, 227.16-18.
Valle, Laurent (?)
Ort131.25.
Van Ghistel see Ghistelius.
Vandenburchius, Lambertus (16th century) was deacon of the Church Beata Maria in Utrecht, the Netherlands. He wrote a two volume History of the House of Sabaudia (Ort55).
History of the House of Sabaudia, 2 volumes: Ort55.12
Varrenus, Gasparus see Barreiros, Caspar.
Varro, Marcus Terentius Attacinus (116-27 B.C.) is quoted by Plinius: (Ort117,118,193,196). He wrote "De re rustica" <= On Farming> (Ort186,193,196,197,198,203,204,205,206,226) and "De lingua Latina" (Ort189,196,231) quoted by Solinus (Ort231). Quoting Eratosthenes (Ort189); Further "Antiquities" quoted by Sosipater (Ort196) and "Oration" quoted by Gellius. He also quotes Eratosthenes (Ort189), Nonnius (Ort196,217) and Columella (Ort218).
Ort47.4, 178.3, 179.3, 193.54, 193.56, 193.58, 193.59, 199.49, 200.49, 204.3, 205.3, 209.5, 216.45, 222.47, 226.2, 226.7;
Quoted by Plinius: Ort117.26, 118.26, 193,12, 196.24;
On Farming: Ort193.30;
Bk.1: Ort186.21, 196.11, Bk.1 Ch.2: Ort204.9, 205.9, Bk.1 Ch.9: Ort197.22, 198.22, Bk.2: Ort226.97, Bk.2 Ch.11: Ort193.55, Bk.2 Ch.16: Ort203.24;
De lingua Latina: Ort189.3, 196.22, 196.23;
Bk.6: Ort231.21; Bk.6 quoted by Solinus: Ort231.18;
Antiquities Bk.2, cited by Sosipater: Ort196.60;
Oration, quoted by Gellius: Ort193.55, 193.64;
Quoting Eratosthenes 189.3, 189.12;
Quoted by Marcellus Nonnius: Ort196.64, 217.14;
Quoted by Columella: Ort218.7.
Vartomannus see Barthema, Luigi.
Vasæus Joannes (1510-1552) from Flanders went to Spain and became a professor in Salamanca, Spain. He wrote "Chronicon rerum memorabilium Hispaniæ" <chronicle of memorable things of Spain> (Ort25), Salamanca 1552, imitating Blondus and following falsifications by Annius and Ocampo.
Ort26.5;
Chronicle of Spain Ch.4: Ort25.2, 25.7.
Vasco Nunnez see Nunnez Vasco.
Vasquez, Francisco (16th century) from Spain participated in a military expedition in 1540-1542 to Cibola and Quivira in Latin America, together with Alcaron. He wrote a report about this expedition which was published by Ramusio.
Ort9.37, 10.37.
Vassée, Jean de see Vasæus Joannes.
Vedel, Anders Sörensen (1542-1616) obtained cartographic data from Gudbrandur Thorlaksson (1542-1627) on Iceland, which he sent to Ortelius, possibly via Heinrich von Ranzau.
Vedel or Velleius is mentioned in the cartouch of the Iceland map as its maker, Ort161. Further in map texts:
Ort161.19, 161.21, 161.70, 161.72.
Vegetius Renatus Flavius "the Warrior" (second half fourth century A.D.) wrote "De re militari" <=On the Art of War>, Rome 1487, Erfurt 1511, (Ort203,212), with numerous illustrations of military equipment.
Ort193.14, 196.66, 199.36, 200.36, 203.22, 218.8;
Bk.2, Ch.7: Ort227.15, Bk.3, Ch.6: Ort229.12;
On the Art of War: Ort203.12, 203.31, 212.11.
Velini, Johannes Ricuzzi see Camers.
Velleius Paterculus Gaius (abt. 19 B.C. – after 30 A.D.) was a Roman historian who served in the army in Germany and later became quæstor and prætor. His main work is a "Historia Romana" which was published and commented on by Beatus Rhenanus (1522) and Justus Lipsius (Leiden, Netherlands 1591).
Ort82.2, 83.2, 91.7, 196.18, 199.38, 200.38, 203.9, 207.5, 207.12, 208.5, 208.12.
Velserus, Marcus (1558-1614) was a member of a prominent merchant family in Augsburg, Germany, who became mayor of Augsburg. He wrote "Inscriptiones antiquæ Augustæ Vindelicorum" (Venice, 1590), and a city history of Augsburg "Rerum Augustanorum Vincelicorum" (Frankfurt, 1595), each of these works containing maps of the area between the Danube and Adria, known to Ortelius and mentioned in his Catalogus Auctorum. He was also the editor of the Peutinger tables, as mentioned in the cartouche. The map of Ancient Latium is by Ortelius dedicated to him (Ort209)
Velserus is mentioned in the cartouche of the ancient Latium map and the Peutinger maps as the person to whom these maps are dedicated, Ort209, Ort227-230; further in map texts : Ort229.8-11, 229.13.
Venerable Bede see Beda Venerabilis.
Venetus, Aloyisius Ioannes see Vinet.
Venetus Paulus Nicoletti, also Venatus (1368-1428) was a plilologist and philosopher of the hermits of the order of St. Augustine. He was born in Udine and studied in Venice and Oxford, and lectured in Padua. His writings show a wide knowledge and a keen interest in scientific problems. They include 4 books of "Sentences", sermons, "De quadratura circuli", "De circulus componentibus mundum", and "Logica parva et logica maxima" aso known as "Logica duplex", which was used as a textbook and often reprinted. On mapsheets Ort163 and Ort166 he is reported to have called Japan Zipangri.
Mentioned in textblock lower right of Ort1 & Ort2.
Ort6.5, 7.7, 12.2, 163.5, 163.8, 166.2, 166.4.
Verazzanus, see Verrazzanus.
Vercerius, Conradus (?)
Ort60.2, 60.3.
Vergenhans see Nauclerus.
Vergerius, Ludovicus (1370-abt. 1440), most probably the same as Peter Paul Vergerius, was a famous humanist who wrote on a variety of topics including education.
Ort143.11, 145.13.
Vergilius Polydor see Polydor Vergilius.
Vernerius, Adolphus (?).
Ort168.5, 169.4.
Veronensis, Antonius (died in 1460) or Guarinus Verona, was a famous Italian humanist.
Ort1.37, 2.37, 3.40.
Verrazzano, Giovanni (born in 1485) was an Italian from Florence who entered into the service of the French King Francois I. He explored the East Coast of North America and his report on this was published by Ramusio. He calls the land of the natives of Maine "a land of bad people".
Ort9.42, 10.42, 11.45.
Verazzanus see Verazzano.
Verres (first century B.C.) was a Roman proprætor in Sicily, 73-71 B.C. He plundered the province for his own enrichment as was typical of many Roman governors of that time, and hoped to survive later prosection with the help of briberies and the defence of Hortensius. But he was defeated by the oratorical and legal genius of Cicero, who wrote an Oration (Ort141,216) against him.
Ciceroes Oration against Verres: Ort141.6, 216.36.
Verrutius, Hieronymus (16th century) was A Frisian lawyer who published and commented on "Historia Naturalis" by Plinius Caius Secundus.
Ort81.9.
Verstegan, Richard (died 1634) was a half Dutch, half English antiquarian and religious historian. His book with the curious title "Restitution of decayed intelligence" (Ort192) contains a miscellany of facts and fancies concerning the early history of the Germanic peoples, their languages and cultures.
Restitution of decayed intelligence: Ort192.80.
Vespucci or Vesputius or Vespucius, Amerigo or Americus (died in 1512) from Florence is referred to in the Americas map. His letters were published by Ramusio.
Ort9.43, 10.43, 11.46.
Vibius Sequester see Sequester Vibius.
Vicent Zacharias Lilius see Lilius Zacharias.
Victor, Aurelius (4th century A.D.) was a Roman historian from North Africa who wrote "De Cæsaribus", a History of Cæsars spanning the period from Julius Cæsar to Constantinus, i.e. until 360 A.D., refrred to by Ortelius as "Biography". He also wrote an "Epitome", "De viris illustribus" and "De origine Gentis Romanæ".
Ort203.5, 212.6; Biography: Ort203.13.
Victor, P. Vitensis (born about 430), African bishop of Byzacena, wrote "Historia persecutionis Africanæ Provinciæ, temporibus Geiserici et Hunirici regum Wandalorum", a contemporary narrative of the cruelties practiced against orthodox Christians of Northern Africa by the Arian Vandals (Ort229).
Ort129.16;
History of Provinces: Ort229.12.
Victorinus, Gaius Marius (354-430) was a Roman author who translated Plato, Aristoteles. He resisted Arianism.
Ort196.52, 196.53.
Vigenereus see Vigenerius.
Vigenerius, Blasius Nicolas (1523-1596) from France wrote historical works such as "Rerum Burgundionum chronicon" Basel 1575 and "Traité de l’origine, état et demeure des anciennes Francois" Troyes, France 1582. He also published works by Cæsar in 1576 (Ort194), and wrote an astronomical treatise called "Tracté des comètes avec leurs causes et effets" Paris 1578.
Ort54.9, 72.3, 73.3, 197.2, 198.2;
Quoting Cæsar's Commentaries: Ort194.32.
Vignier, Nicolas see Vigenerius.
Villagagnon, Nicolaus Durand de (1510-1571) was a Maltesian Knight who accompanied Charles V to Tunis and later joined Hugenots to Brazil. He wrote "Caroli V. imp. De expeditione in Africam ad Argieram" (Ort25), Paris 1542.
Algiers: Ort25.12.
Villegaignon see Villagagnon.
Villanova, Michael, also Servetus (1511-1553) was a Spaniard martyred during the reformation for his criticism on the doctrine of trinity and his opposition against child baptism. He fled the inquisition and adopted a new name viz. "Villeneuve". He wrote introductions and Commentaries on Ptolemæus’ Geography (1535, 1541) (Ort1,2,3), and became an expert on Geography. He was burnt at the stake for the criticisms just mentioned and for having described the Holy Land as infertile, while in fact this statement must be attributed to Fries’ 1522 edition of Ptolemæus.
Ort34.7, 34.15, 35.6, 100.9;
Comments on Ptolemæus: 1.40, 2.40, 3.43.
Villanovanus see Villanova.
Vincentius Bellovacensis see Vincentius of Beauvais.
Vincentius of Beauvais (died in 1264) was a Dominican monk and encyclopaedist who wrote "Speculum maius", consisting of 3 parts, "Speculum doctrinale, historiale, naturale" (Ort163), divided into 32 books with 3718 chapters, a summary of all natural history known in Western Europe, dealing with time, the four elements, plants and herbs, fishes, the zodiac, and the psychology and anatomy of man, which was published in Strassbourg 1473, Mainz 1474, Basel 1481 and Venice 1594 often augmented by "Specula morale".
Mirror of Histories Bk.2: Ort2.44, 3.47, Bk.30-32: Ort163.8.
Vinet, Elias Ioannes (1509-1587) from Bordeaux, France, published "Lectiones" by Ausonius in Leiden in 1574. Also: Solinus "Polyhistor" and Mela. He wrote "L’antiquité de Bordeaux, de Bourg sur mer, d’Angoulême et autres lieux" Bordeaux 1565.
Ort47.4, 167.10;
Quoting Ausonius: Ort194.32.
Virgilius, Publius Maro (70-19 B.C.) the "Great, Fair and Westerner" was educated at Verona and later studied philosophy and rhetoric at Rome. Hewrote poetry of a supreme quality which was recognised in his lifetime. He continued to be read and revered throughout the middle ages. This was partly because of the Christian interpretation given to some aspects of his work, but the technical perfection and sustained beauty of his verse was always acknowledged. Dante considered Virgilius as a prophet of Christianity who guided the way to Paradise and called him "our greatest poet". The "Aeneid" was in the Renaissance accepted as a national epic and a Virgil quote appear in the Ortelius Æneæ map (Ort142,193,204,205,210,216,222,223). He wrote "Georgics" (Ort193,197,198,199,200,207,208,212), commented on by Servius (Ort199,200,207,208,209), and"Eclogues".
Quoted in the cartouche of the Æneæ map (Ort223). Further in map texts: Ort16.5k, 16.14, 16.18, 19.13, 21.8, 21.11, 22.40, 72.10, 73.10, 79.5, 117.26, 118.26, 123.11, 127.2, 193.3, 193.60, 196.41, 196.64, 196.66, 196.67, 196.69, 196.79, 204.9, 205.9, 206.7, 207.3, 208.3, 209.2, 209.8, 209.13, 209.15-17, 210.13, 212.11, 213.8, 214.6, 216.33, 218.16, 231.23, 232.10;
Æneid, quoted by Erythræus: Ort142.7, 142.11; Æneiads: Ort223.1, 223.3-5, 223.7, 223.8, 223.10, Bk.1 & 7: Ort204.4, 205.4, Bk.1: Ort210.2, 210.5, 210.13,Bk.3, quoted by Servius: Ort216.41, Bk.4: Ort222.14, Bk.11: Ort210.20;
Georgics: Ort193.14. 193.16; Quoted by Servius: Ort209.22-25;
Bk.1: Ort197.22, 198.22, Bk.2: quoted by Servius 207.10, 208.10, Bk.3: Ort212.9, commented on by Servius: Ort199.49, 200.49;
Virunius Ponticus, see Ponticus Virunius.
Viterbiensis, Ioannes Annius of see Annius of Viterbo.
Viterbo see Annius of Viterbo.
Vitruvius Pollo Marcus (active about 25 B.C.), "the famous architect" wrote "De Architectura" (Ort186,215,231), Venice, 1567. There is a quote of Vitruvius at top of Ort187 from 1592 onwards.
Ort193.35, 196.18, 196.33, 196.89, 216.25, 232.24;
Architecture Bk.1 Ch.4: Ort215.10, Bk.8: Ort186.22, Bk.8 Ch.3: Ort231.17;
Quote added at the top of the map Ort187 from 1592L onwards.
Vives, Ludovicus (1492-1540) was a Spanish humanist who moved to Belgium and became a friend of Erasmus. He wrote an encyclopedic work called "De disciplinis", published in 1531.
Ort19.13.
Volaterranus see Maffei,
Volcatius (fourth century A.D.) was one of the biographers of Roman Emperors collected by Causabonus in his "Historia Augusta". See further under Vopiscus.
Ort232.10.
Von Watt, Joachim see Vadianus.
Vopiscus, Flavius (fourth century A.D) was one of the biographers of Roman Emperors collected by Causabonus in his "Historia Augusta". The period described covers 117-284 A.D. i.e. from Emperor Hadrianus to Emperor Caius. In fact, we are dealing here with six authors who collectively wrote this Historia Augusta, called the "Scriptores". These included Volcatius and Vopiscus. This collective wrote "Life of Emperor Carinus" (Ort72,73), "Life of Aurelianus" (Ort130,207,208), "Life of Saturninus" (Ort221) and "Life of Proculus" (Ort199,200).
Ort190.9, 190.45, 192.19, 193.14, 193.20, 194.22, 194.23, 196.14, 196.45, 196.49, 212.15, 228.8;
Life of Emperor Carinus: 72.14, 73.14;
Life of Aurelianus: Ort130.3, 207.2, 208.2;
Life of Saturninus: Ort221.25;
Life of Proculus: Ort199.9, 200.9.
Vrantz, Antonius (?) quoted by Lazius (Ort146).
Quoted by Lazius: Ort146.14.
Vrients, Ioannes Baptista (1552-1612) bought the plates of Ortelius Theatrum as well as the de Jode plates of his Speculum in 1602 and continued to publish and expand Ortelius’ Theatrum. In 1612 he sold the plates to the brothers Moretus who succeeded the Plantins. Most maps that Vrients introduced feature his name as their maker.
Vulcanius, Bonaventura see Bonaventura Vulcanius.