![]() ![]() Map print ships rolled up in a durable cardboard tube. Back in 1570, our understanding of the world wasnt quite what it is today. ![]() This map was originally handcoloured almost exactly 450 years ago and has been lovingly restored by The Unique Maps Co. It is centered on the Atlantic Ocean and covers the entire world from the North to the South Pole. This is a very fine example of the very first world map, first published by Dutch cartographer Abraham Ortelius in 1570. Printed on Archive Paper, Luster Photo Paper, or Matte Canvas. Original Size: 13.5 x 19.5 inches (34.3 cm x 49.5 cm) This is a fine print reproduction of a most important map of the world that appeared in the 1570 first edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius. This special printing process is known as Giclee (zhee-CLAY) and is commonly used to produce very high quality fine art prints. In the banners that fill out the four corners between the map and the edge are listed the title, the author's name, and the date and place of production.Įach map is produced as a detailed museum quality archive print. The map is enclosed in a large frame that presents the signs of the zodiac along the left side and the climates along the right. It shows a vast southern continent that unfurls from Tierra del Fuego, and that was hypothesized as an essential counterbalance to the lands of the northern hemisphere. Echa un vistazo a nuestra selección de 1570 world map para ver las mejores piezas hechas a mano, únicas o personalizadas de nuestras tiendas. ![]() The map reflects its maker’s considerable knowledge of mathematics, but it was of limited practical interest or use for sailors. After the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator (1512–94), Cossin was only the second mapmaker to employ this complex projection. Trained as an engraver, Ortelius about 1554 set up his book and antiquary business. The map is framed on an original projection, known as sinusoidal, in which the meridians are sinusoids and the parallels the equidistant straight lines divided into equal parts by the meridians. Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and dealer in maps, books, and antiquities, who published the first modern atlas, Theatrum orbis terrarum (1570 Theatre of the World). It is entitled Carte cosmographique ou universelle description du monde avec le vrai traict des vents (Cosmographical map or universal description of the world with the actual path of the winds). Vintage Ice Bucket Decorated With Ortelius World Map 1570, Made in Hong Kong C.1960s-1970s (306) CA 42.34. Thought to be the only extant map by Jean Cossin (also seen as Jehan and Johan Cossin), a hydrographer from Dieppe known in his time as an excellent maker of marine maps. This old world map was made in Dieppe, northern France in 1570. Cosmographical Map or Universal Description of the World with the Actual Path of the Winds ![]()
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