A. Ortelius / J.B. Vrients

LO 3288

Aranjuez - Toledo, Guipúzcoa, Cadiz

"Carpentaniae Partis descr. 1584"
"Guipuscoae Regionis Typus."
"Cadiz urbs olim Gades"

Orig. coloured copper engraving by Abraham Ortelius, from "Typus Orbis Terrarum" published by Jan Baptista Vrients, Antwerpen 1612, Latin edition, 39,4 x 48,8 cm.

Perfect impression, colours and condition.

Ref.: van den Broecke No 31 - 1612L17

€ 650,-

3 maps on one sheet:

1) Map of the area around Aranjuez, located between Madrid and Toledo, at the confluence of the Tagus (Rio Tajo) and Jarama rivers, with a decorative cartouche at upper left. 17,4 x 24,4 cm.

From the 16th century Aranjuez was one of the summer residences of the Royal family. In 2001 the city was designated as a World Heritage Cultural landscape by UNESCO.

2) Map of the province Gipuzkoa (Guipúzcoa) Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, with the capital city Donostia-San Sebastián, with a decorative cartouche at upper right. 17,4 x 24,4 cm.

3) Map of the Bay of Cadiz, with the island, the city and its harbour, with two cartouches at lower left and right. 22 x 48,8 cm.

Some details of the map:

Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). Cartographer and publisher in Antwerp. 1570 he started to publish the first modern atlas, 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum', with maps in a uniform size. The atlas was issued, revised and enlarged, in many editions and several languages until 1612.

Jan Bapatista Vrients (1552 - 1612). Engraver, publisher and mapseller of Antwerp, who acquired about 1600 stock and plates of Ortelius and de Jode. At the beginning of the 17th century he published some issues of Ortelius' atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", completed with some of his own maps.

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