Cartographica Neerlandica Background for Ortelius Map No. 110

Title: BAVARIAE, | OLIM VIN:|DELICIAE, | DELINEATI:|ONIS COM:|PENDIVM|E"x tabula Philippi|Apiani Math." [A succinct representation of Bavaria, once called Vindelicia, from the map of Philip Appian, the mathematician]. (Upper right cartouche:) "Cum Priuilegio." [With privilege].

Plate size: 383 x 490 mm
Scale: 1 : 600,000
Identification number: Ort 110 (Koeman/Meurer: 70, Karrow: 1/86, vdKrogtAN: 2660:31B).

Occurrence in Theatrum editions and page number:

1573L1Add29.A. (100 copies printed) (identical to 1573L(A), but mostly with different page number; last line, centred like 2 lines above it, in cursive script like the entire text: "Munstero,& Joanne Aubano Bohemo."), ,
1573D1Add/1573D29A or 29 (150 copies printed) (last line, centred like four lines above it: daer in versterckt.),
1573G1Add/1573G (75 copies printed) (last line, italic like the entire text, centred like 3 (or 4) lines above it: "burg gestifft) widervmb darin ersterckht".),
1573L(A)36 (40 copies printed) (identical with 1573L1Add, but with different page number; 12th line from the top ends: Vrbes huius ; last line, centred like 2 lines above it, in cursive script like the entire text: "Munstero,& Joanne Aubano Bohemo."),
1573L(B)36 (40 copies printed) (12th line from the top ends: Urbes huius; last line, centred like 2 lines above it, in cursive script like the entire text: "Munstero,& Joanne Tubano Bohemo."),
1574L36 (175 copies printed) (large page number, 11 mm; last line, non-cursive like the entire text, centred like 2 lines above it: ex Auentino,Munstero,& Ioanne Aubano Bohemo.),
1575L36 (100 copies printed) (small page number, 7 mm; last line, cursive like the entire text, left-aligned: "tus est. Hæc ex Aventino, Munstero,& Ioanne Aubano Bohemo".),
1579L(A)52 (250 copies printed) (last line, in cursive script like the entire text, centred like 2 lines above it: "Munstero,& Ioanne Aubano Bohemo".),
1579L(B)52 (250 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: translatus est.Hæc ex Auentino, Munstero,& Ioanne Aubano Bohemo.),
1580/1589G52 (350 copies printed) (last line, centred like 4 lines above it, in Gothic script: nommen.),
1581F52 (400 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: à ladite foy par S. Rupert,qui auoit erigé l'Euesché de Saltzbourg.),
1584L58 (750 copies printed) (last line, full width: translatus est.Hæc ex Auentino,Munstero, & Ioanne Aubano Bohemo.),
1587F58 (250 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: à ladite foy par S. Rupert, qui auoit erigé l'Euesché de Saltzbourg.),
1588S58 (300 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: Estas cosas son facadas de Aventino,Munstero, y Ioan Aubano Bohemo.),
1592L62 (525 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: translatus est.Hæc ex Aventino, Munstero, & Ioanne Aubano Bohemo.),
1595L65 (500 copies printed) (last line: translatus est. Hæc ex Auentino,Munstero,& Ioanne Aubano Bohemo.),
1598F67 (525 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: à ladite foy par S.Rupert, qui auoit erigé l'Euesché de Saltzbourg.),
1598/1610/1613D51 (100 copies printed) (last line, centred like 3 lines above it: houdt het noch.),
1601L65 (200 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: ne Aubano Bohemo.),
1602G68 (250 copies printed) (last line, centred like 4 lines above it, in Gothic script like the entire text: men.),
1602S68 (250 copies printed) (last line, full width: tauio.Estas cosas son facadas de Auentino,Munstero,y Ioan Aubano Bohemo.),
1603L68 (300 copies printed) (text, but not page number and typesetting identical with 1609/1612L; 15th line from the top ends: pulchri- ; last line, full width: postea Patauiam trãslatus est.Hæc ex Auétino,Munstero,& Ioanne Aubano Bohemo.),
1606E65 (300 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: hemia.),
1608/1612I73 (300 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: questo basti, compilato dall'Auentino, Munstero, & Aubano Boemo.),
1609/1612L72 (300 copies printed) (text, but not page number and typesetting identical with 1603L; 15th line from the top ends: pul- ; last line, full width: postea Patauiam trãslatus est.Hæc ex Auétino,Munstero,& Ioanne Aubano Bohemo.),
1609/1612/1641S71 (325 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: Estas cosas son facadas de Auentino, Munstero, y Ioan Aubano Bohemo.).

Approximate number of copies printed: 7100.

States: 110.1 as described;
110.2: in 1588 some ornamental changes were made, e.g. the mountains below the place name "Schwangaw" in the bottom left corner received horizontal hatching;
110.3: in 1595 further ornamental additions appeared, such as additional horizontal hatching below "Haslachsee" about 4 cms above "Schwangaw" in the lower left corner.

Cartographic sources: Philip Appian 1561, 1568 (Karrow 8/2, Meurer p. 106-107).

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