Cartographica Neerlandica Background for Ortelius Map No. 95

Title: HENNEBERGEN:|SIS DITIONIS. |"vera delineatio." "Cum | Priuilegio | decennali, | 1594." [A true depiction of the area of Henneberg With a ten year privilege .1594.]- HASSIAE | DESCRIP:|TIO, IOAN:|NE DRYAN:|DRO AVC:|TORE. [A depiction of Hessen by Johannes Dryander]. (Upper left:) "Cum Gratia, & | Priuilegio decen. | 1579." [With grace, and a ten year privilege .1579].

Plate size: 344 x 476 mm. Two maps on one plate.

Identification number: Ort 95 (Koeman/Meurer: 129ab, Karrow: 1/193, 1/121a)

Title 95a: Hennebergensis

Scale: 1 : 400,000. Size: 344 x 230 mm.

Identification number: Ort 95a (Koeman/Meurer: 129a, Karrow: 1/193, van der Krogt AN: 2570:31).

States: 95a.1 only.

Cartographic sources: Michael Schmück (1535-1604), whose name appears on one of the versions of a Hennenberg map dated 1593, is probably only the printer and publisher of this anonymous map (Meurer p. 92-93). In the text of this map, Lazius according to Meurer is a potential source, but the (translated) text does not support this statement.

Title 95b: Hassić Scale: 1 : 350,000. Size: 344 x 230 mm.

Identification number: Ort 95b (Koeman/Meurer: 129b, Karrow: 1/121a, van der Krogt AN: 2450:31).

States: 95b.1 only.

Cartographic sources: a manuscript map by Johannes Dryander (Meurer p. 140).

Occurrence in Theatrum editions and page number:

1595L5Addblank (100 copies printed) (text and typesetting identical to 1595L, but without page number; last line, left aligned: nem,qui volet,ex Genealogia Domini Sebastiani Glaser quondam Cancellarij Hennenbergiaci cognoscere poterit.),
1595L54 (500 copies printed) (text and typesetting identical to 1595L5Add, but here with page number 54; last line, left aligned: nem,qui volet,ex Genealogia Domini Sebastiani Glaser quondam Cancellarij Hennenbergiaci cognoscere poterit.),
1597G5Addblank 75 copies printed) (last line, centred like 3 lines above it, in Gothic script like the entire text: hennebergischen gewesenen Cantzler),
1601L54 (200 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: bergiaci cognoscere poterit.),
1602G57 or blank (250 copies printed) (last line, centred like 3 lines above it, in Gothic script like the entire text: henne bergischen gewesenen Cantzler.),
1602S57 (250 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: podra la cońoscer, de la Genealogia d'el Seńor Sebastiano Glaser, al tiempo passado Cancellario de Hennenberge.),
1603L57 (300 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: Sebastiani Glaseri quondam Cancellarij Hennenbergiaci cognoscere poterit.),
1606E55¶¶ (300 copies printed) (last line, italic like the entire Hassia text, left aligned: "brookes, and cleare running waters of this country? &c."),
1608/1612I62 (300 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: del genere de gli Hennenbergesi, compilata dal Signor Sebastiano Glasero gia Cancelliero di quei Signori.),
1609/1612L61 (300 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: stiani Glaseri quondam Cancellarij Hennenbergiaci cognoscere poterit.),
1609/1612/1641S60 (325 copies printed) (last line, left aligned: la Genealogia d'el Senor Sebastiano Glaser,al tiempo passado Cancellario de Henneberge.).

Approximate number of copies printed: 2900.

Remarks: map Ort 95b, Hassić, succeeds Ort 92a. It differs in having MOGVNTINENSIS | DIOCESIS in straight rather than cursive capitals.

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