Cartographica Neerlandica Background for Ortelius Map No. 39

Title: REGIONIS: | BITVRIGVM EXACTISS: | DESCRIPTIO PER D. IO:|ANNEM CALAMAEVM [A most exact depiction of the region of the Biturigi by Mr. Ioannes Calamęus] (lower right:) "Cum priuilegio." [With Privilege]. (Top centre:) "Turribus a binis, inde vocor Bituris" [I have two towers, hence I am called Bituris].- LIMANIĘ TOPOGRAPHIA | GABRIELE SYMEONEO AVCT. - The topography of Limania, by Gabriel Symeoneus]

Plate size: 317 x 485 mm. Two maps on one plate.

Identification number: Ort 39 (Koeman/Meurer: 10ab, Karrow 1/15, 1/16)

Title 39a: Biturigum

Scale: 1 : 500,000. Size: 317 x 314 mm.

Identification number: Ort 39a (Koeman/Meurer: 10a, Karrow: 1/15, van der Krogt AN: 4360:31).

States: 39a.1 only.

Cartographic sources: Jean Chaumeau wrote a book on the history of Berry, published in 1566 which contains a map of Berry, predominantly based on Jolivet's map of 1545 (Meurer p. 127, Karrow 11/1 p. 114-115)

Title 39b: Limanię

Scale: 1 : 300,000. Size: 317 x 154 mm.

Identification number: Ort 39b (Koeman/Meurer: 10b, Karrow: 1/16, van der Krogt AN: 4587:31).

States: 39b.1 only.

Cartographic sources: Gabriel Symeoni (1509-1570) in 1561 wrote a book on various scientific themes, including topography which contains a map of Auvergne and Limagne (Meurer p. 252, Karrow 76/1 p. 527-528).

Occurrence in Theatrum editions and page number:

1570L(AC)10 (100 copies printed) (last line, centred like 2 lines above it: ą se scripto,vbi hęc tabula videri licet.),
1570L(B)10 (225 copies printed) (last line, centred like 4 lines above it: tabula videri licet.),
1571L10 (275 copies printed) (last line, centred like 4 lines above it: Tabula videri licet.),
1571D/1573D10 (350 copies printed) (last line, in cursive script, centred like 3 lines above it: "Voorwaer een groot mirakel der natueren!"),
1572/1574F10 (225 copies printed) (last line, centred like one line above it: Certes vn grand miracle de Nature!),
1572G10 (pasted over p.10 of a 1570 Latin edition; few copies printed)(last line, left aligned, in Gothic script except for Latin names: So machet es auch der Auctor, so den Dialogum pium und Speculatiuum (wie der Titel lautet) Italianisch geschriben hat/da man denn dise Tabul zusehen findet.),
1572/1573G10 (225 copies printed) (last line, centred like 4 lines above it: der natur ist.),
1573L(AB)14 (75 copies printed) (last line, centred like 4 lines above it: hęc Tabula videri licet.),
1574L14 (175 copies printed) (large page number, 11 mm; last line, centred like 4 lines above it: Tabula videri licet.),
1575L14 (100 copies printed) (small page number, 7 mm, last line, centred and italic like the second text above it: "ą se scripto, vbi hęc Tabula videri licet."),
1579L(A)18 (250 copies printed) (last line, centred like two lines above it, in cursive script: "Italicč ą se scripto,vbi hanc tabulam videre licet". ; third line from the bottom ends: "mensu-"),
1579L(B)18 (250 copies printed) (last line, centred like two lines above it, in cursive script: "Italicč ą se scripto,vbi hanc tabłlam videre licet". ; third line from the bottom ends: "men-"),
1580/1589G18 (350 copies printed) (last line, centred like 4 lines above it, in Gothic script: mag.),
1581F18 (400 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: le cours de l'eau y a fait & basty.Certes vn grand miracle de Nature!),
1584L22 (750 copies printed) (last line, centred like two lines above it, in italic script like the entire second secion of the text: "Italicč ą se scripto, ubi hanc tabulam videre licet."),
1587F22 (250 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: y a fait & basty. Certes vn grand miracle de Nature.),
1588S22 (300 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: escrito en lengua Italiana, adonde se puede veer esta tabla.),
1592L23 (525 copies printed) (last line, centred like 4 lines above it, in cursive script like the entire text section: "Belli Gallici multa".),
1595L24 (500 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: Elauerim fluuium: de quo Cęsar 7.Belli Gallici multa.),
1598F29 (last line, full width: pont de pierres que le cours de l'eau y a fait&basty.Certes vn grand miracle de Nature.),
1601L24 (200 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: est , ad Elauerim fluuium : de quo Cęsar 7. Belli Gallici multa.),
1602G24 (250 copies printed) (last line, in Gothic script like the entire text, centred like 5 lines above it: hen mag.),
1602S24 (250 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: mucho escriue Cęsar.7.lib.de la guerra Gallica,),
1603L24 (300 copies printed) (first part in italic script; last line second part, left aligned: uium: de quo Cęsar 7. Belli Gallici multa.),
1606E24 (300 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: booke of the French warres maketh mention.),
1608/1612I27 (300 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: mentario della guerra Gallica molto tratta.),
1609/1612/1641S26 (325 copies printed) (last line, full width, italic: "Aruernas cerca al rio Elauerim:d'el qual mucho escriue Cęsar.7.lib.de la guerra Gallica."),
1609/1612L26 (300 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: uerim fluuium: de quo Cęsar 7. Belli Gallici multa.).

Approximate number of copies printed: 8175.

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