Hackluyt, Richard (1552-1616) from England was a friend of Ortelius who wrote "Divers Voyages touching the Discovery of America" London 1582, and "The principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation, by Sea or Over-land to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth at any time within the Compasse of these 1600 Yeeres, 12 volumes," (Ort186), London 1598-1600. Ortelius refers to his "English Voyages" (e.g. in Ort8,11,13,224).
English voyage II: Ort8.15, 11.52, 13.9, 224.62;
English navigations: Ort186.3.
Hadrianus Barlandus see Barlandus, Hadrianus.
Hadrianus Junius see Junius Hadrianus.
Hadrianus Marselarius see Marselarius Hadrianus.
Haitho, Antonius (dies abt. 1308), also Haython or Antonius Curchinus was an Armenian historian who first became a monk in Cyprus and later in Poitiers, France where he died early in the 14th century. His itinerary "Histoire merveilleuse, plaisante et recreative du grand empereur de Tartarie, Grand-Khan" is the first systematic geography of Asia from the Middle Ages. A translation under the title "De Tartaris sive Liber historiarum partium Orientis" appeared in 1529 in Hagenau, Germany. It was also bound with "Novus Orbis" of Grynæus. Ortelius refers to this book on the map of Tartaria (Ort163) where he says that Haithon describes mount Althay with the name Belgia.
Ort12.2, 163.8, 174.7, 174.9.
Halbertstad (?) of Groningen is a source mentioned for the story of the pied piper in Hameln (Ort99a).
Ort99a.11.
Halicarnassæus, Dionysius see Dionysius Halicarnassæus.
Halicarnassus see Dionysius Halicarnassæus.
Hallerus, Ludovicus (?) of Hallerstein is the person to whom Ortelius dedicates his Pannoniæ map (Ort203).
Hamelmann, Hermann (1525-1595) wrote a chronicle on Oldenburg and histories of Westfalia (Ort100) and Saxonia (Ort93). Braun refers to his Westfalia book in a letter to Ortelius of February 6, 1572.
Ort91.8;
Histories of Saxony and Westfalen: 93.4, 100.6.
Hammonius, Georgius Agricola (?) wrote "Itinerary of the Blessed Mary" (Ort170).
Itinerary of the Blessed Mary: Ort170.9.
Handschius, Georg (1529-1578) was a physician of Bohemia. In 1550 he went to Italy, and translated the Book of Herbs by Mattioli into German, Prague 1563. He also published a book on the history Prague (Ort101).
Description of Prague: Ort101.6, 101.23.
Hannibal (Roman times) was the commander from Cartage who tried to conquer Rome.
Ort80.23.
Hanno (abt. 450 B.C.) of Carthago was the supposed author of the first surviving "Periplus" (Ort8) which in fact is of a much later date.
Ort186.11;
Africa: Ort8.14.
Haræus, Franciscus (1555-1631) was a geographer from Antwerp who designed a globe in 1617 and who contributed to the atlas Orbis Antiquis made in 1653 by Hornius from Leiden, which contains maps closely copied from Ortelius’ Theatrum. He is mentioned on the cartouche of the Lumen Historiarum per Orientem and Lumen Historiarum per Occidentem maps (Ort184,185) as their maker.
Harenberg, Carolus (?) of Siebenbergen is the person mentioned in the cartouche of the Argonautica map to whom Ortelius dedicates this map (Ort226).
Haye, Jean de la (abt. 1500) was a French adventurer who met his death after treason. He wrote "Mémoires et recherches de France et de la Gaule Aquitanique".
Ort38.8.
Hecatæus (around 500 B.C.) of Milete, Greece, was one of the earliest Greek prose writers. The results of his extensive travels in the Persian Empire, Greece and the Mediterranean were embodied in a map of the world, showing a flat, circular earth with a hole in the middle representing the Mediterranean, and the Ocean running as a river around the outside. He wrote a "Periegesus" or guide to this map, which is probably the same work as the "Cosmography" quoted by Stephanus (Ort193).
Ort213.6;
Cosmography, quoted by Stephanus: Ort193.72.
Heduus, Quintinus (16th century) wrote "On Malta" (Ort141) which was published in 1536.
On Malta: Ort141.10, 141.29.
Hegesippus (second century A.D.) was an early Christian writer from Palestine who came to Rome to learn about true Christian religion. He wrote "Memorabilia" in which he opposed the gnostics and he collected much information about church history which has been preserved in Eusebius "Ecclesiastical History". He also wrote "The Destruction of Jerusalem" (Ort180,182,183).
Ort182.29, 190.2, 190.33, 190.35, 192.7, 192.9, 196.49, 199.37, 200.37, 214.33, 221.23;
The destruction of Jerusalem Bk.3, Ch.26: Ort180.25, Bk.18 Ch.4: Ort182.27, 183.27, 183.29.
Heinsius, Petrus also Pieter Heyns (1537-1598) was an editor, publisher, geographer and engraver. As a good friend of Ortelius, and assisted by P. Galle, he published many editions of the Epitome atlas to which Ortelius’ name was connected.
Ort1.50, 3.54
Heliodorus (third/fourth century A.D.) of Emesa, Syria, was the author of a Greek novel "Aethiopica" or "Theagenes & Charicleia". Not much is known about him except that he became a Christian bishop in Thessalia.
Ort190.8, 190.43, 192.16, 192.17, 193.55, 220.2, 220.6, 221.15, 221.33, 221.38.
Hellicanus (5th century B.C.) from Mytilene, Greece, was a historiographer whose best known work, "Atthis", is a monograph on the history and religion of Attica. He is quoted by Tzetzes (Ort216).
Hellicanus quoted by Tzetzes: Ort216.28.
Helmold (abt. 1120-abt. 1171) was a priest from Busow who lived in the time of Barbarossa. His "Chronicon Sclauorum" in which the conversion of Saxonia to Christianity is described, and which was extended in the 13th century by Abbot Arnold, was published with annotations by Reineccius.
Ort87.6, 87.17, 89.15, 92.15.
Helwig, Martin
Mentioned in the cartouche of the first and second Silesiæ map as its maker, Ort102, 103
Hemina, Cassius (2nd century A.D.) was a Roman writer who is quoted by Solinus (Ort223).
Quoted by Solinus: Ort223.10.
Henneberg, Caspar (1529-1600) studied theology in Königsberg and worked as a priest in Domnau and Georgenau, later in Mühlhausen and finally in Königsberg. In 1555 he published a map of Livonia, and in 1576 he published a map of Prussia. Both maps were used by Ortelius.
Mentioned in the cartouche of the Prussiæ maps Ort 156 and Ort 157 as its maker. Further in map texts: Ort156.9, 157.9, 157.24.
Henry of Huntingdon see Huntingdon, Henry of.
Heraclides (387-312 B.C.) from Heraclea Pontica in Greece, a pupil of Plato, discovered that Venus and Mercury revolve around the sun. He wrote "Politics" (Ort207,208,214,216), "Commonwealth" (Ort217) and quotes Polyænus (Ort216).
Ort214.16;
Politics: Ort207.10, 208.10, 214.18, 216.32;
Commonwealth: Ort217.8;
Quoting Polyænus: Ort216.18.
Herbacius, Ioannes (?).
Ort4.7, 5.8
Herberstein, Sigismund, Freiherr of (1486-1566), governor and historian, went as German envoy to Russia twice. He reported his experiences in a very interesting work which was translated in Latin, German, Italian and Bohemian. Its Latin title: "Rerum Moscovitarum commentarii", (Ort150,154,155,160,189), Vienna 1549.
Ort158.7, 158.12, 162.2, 162.8, 162.11, 163.4, 163.7, 163.8, 163.12, 163.16, 199.50, 200.50;
Commentaries on Moscovy: Ort150.13, 154.16, 154.24, 155.16, 160.17, 189.10.
Hercules, Alemanus (?).
Ort110.11.
Hercules Prodicius (second half of fifth century) from Ceos was a Greek linguist who concentrated on synonyms. His existence is duious. He is quoted by Pighius (Ort111,112).
Quoted by Pighius: Ort111.6, 112.6.
Hericus of Auxerre (841-876) was a Benedict monk who wrote a biography of Bishop Germanus (Ort37) called "Hericus monachus S. Germani Antissiodocensis".
Life of Saint German: Ort37.5
Hermolius Barbarus see Ermolio Barbaro.
Hernetus (?) comments on Sextus Empyrus (Ort199,200).
Commenting on Sextus Empyrus: Ort199.44, 200.44.
Herodianus of Syria (c. 165-c.250 A.D.) wrote "Historia de imperio post Marcum". It is a history of the Roman emperors from the death of Marcus Aurelius to A.D 238. It was first printed in 1493 in Bologna.
Ort190.4, 190.5, 190.16, 190.18, 190.20, 190.38, 190.39, 190.52, 190.55, 190.59, 192.12, 192.13, 192.28, 192.31, 192.35, 199.22, 199.38, 200.22, 200.38, 203.10, 209.3, 214.27, 218.7, 218.20, 218.23, 218.28, 218.29, 222.38, 222.40;
: Panegyricus 190.39.
Herodotus (c. 480-425 B.C.) was a very popular Greek historian, often considered the father of history, who wrote "Histories" about the Persian wars in 9 books entitled after the muses, viz.: "Polymnia" (Ort172,180,189), "Thalia" (Ort8,216), "Melpone"(Ort8), "Euterpe" (Ort172) and "Clio" (Ort207,208,222). He is quoted by Mardonius (Ort189).
Ort8.7, 121.10, 140.2, 166.3, 166.8, 174.5a, 174.18, 189.5, 189.6, 189.19, 189.22, 189.23, 189.25, 199.36, 200.36, 212.2, 213.3, 213.6, 213.9, 214.2, 214.10, 214.13, 214.15, 214.18, 216.3, 216.7, 216.26, 218.28, 219.3, 219.9, 219.13, 219.17, 219.18, 220.2, 221.3, 221.13, 221.17, 221.23, 221.32, 221.33, 221.35, 222.11, 222.14, 222.20, 222.44, 224.42, 226.2, 226.6, 226.40, 226.86, 231.4, 231.22;
Bk.1: Ort212.3, Bk.4 Ort4.2, 5.2, Bk.5: Ort186.12;
Polymnia: Ort172.7, 180.11, 189.35;
Thalia: Ort8.8, 216.34;
Melpone: Ort8.14;
Euterpe: Ort172.9;
Clio: Ort207.6, 208.6, 222.45;
Bk.2: Ort222.52;
Quoting Mardonius: Ort189.12.
Herold, Johann (1521-1562) wrote "De Germaniæ veteris veræ, quam primum vocant, locis antiquissimis orthodoxographia", also "Leges antiquæ Germanorum", Basel 1557, and also "Chronologia Pannoniæ". Ortelius also mentions a work on the old settlements in Rhetiæ and Roman army camps (Ort56,57).
Treatises about Roman camps in Germany, and about their settlements in Rhætia: Ort56.8, 57.9
Hesiodus (about 700 B.C) was the most important Greek epic poet next to Homer. He is quoted by Diodorus Siculus (Ort211).
Quoted by Diodorus Siculus: Ort211.3.
Hessus, Helius, also Eobanus (1488-1540) from Bockendorf in Hessen, moved to Nurnberg in 1526. He wrote a poem in Latin "Hessi Eobani de profectione ad Des. Erasmum hodœporicum" which was published in Erfurt in 1518.
Ort92.4, 95.16.
Hesychius "the Greek" (fifth century A.D.) from Alexandria was a Greek lexicographer whose "Lexicon" (Ort197,198) is known from one badly preserved 15th century manuscript, itself a considerable abridgement of the original work. Even so, it is a valuable aid for the study of Greek dialects and inscriptions, and it often preserves correct readings which have been replaced in Greek literary texts by easier synonymns.
Ort224.3, 231.24;
Lexicon: Ort197.7, 198.7.
Hierome see Hieronymus.
Hieronymus, Sophronius Eusebius, Saint (c.342-420) from Stridon, Dalamatia, was a Church Father who translated the Holy Scriptures into Latin. This came to be called the Vulgat, which has been in use in the Roman Catholic church until this very day. He wrote "Epistles", first printed in 1470. His second Epistle, addressed to the virgin Geruchia, quotes from Ardens the poet (Ort177), a letter to Iovianus (Ort72), a "Treatise against Symmachus" (Ort218), and a "Prophet Essay" (Ort193). Also: "About Pelusiotæ" (Ort221).
Ort47.4, 49.2, 150.17, 172.15, 172.18, 178.7, 179.7, 180.27, 180.41, 180.49, 182.9, 182.10, 183.9, 183.10, 186.15, 210.8, 221.30, 224.33, 232.23;
Second Epistle addressed at to virgin Geruchia, quoting from Ardens the Poet: Ort177.22;
Letter To Iovinianus Bk.2: Ort72.14, 73.14;
Treatise against Symmachus: Ort218.28;
Prophet essay Ch.64: Ort193.5;
About Pelusiotæ 221.40.
Hieronymus Cardanus see Cardanus.
Hieronymus Conestagio see Conestagio Hiernonymus.
Hieronymus Fracastorio see Fracastorio Hiernonymus.
Hieronymus Girava see Girava Hieronymus.
Hieronymus Osorio see Osorio Hieronymus.
Hippius (fifth century B.C.) of Elis, Greece, was a sophist contemporary of Socrates whose vast range of learning included grammar, poetry, mathematics, and astronomy. He is vividly depicted in Plato’s dialogues "Hippias minor". He is cited by Festus (Ort203).
Quoted by Festus: Ort203.29.
Hippocrates (c. 460-370 B.C.), Greek physician who perhaps wrote parts of what is now known as "the Hippocratic corpus", a collection of medical writings assembled in the third century B.C., representing the contents of the library of the Hippocratic school of medicine associated with the healing shrine of the god Asklepius on Cos. There is no evidence that Hippocrates wrote any of them himself. The works cover surgery, epidemiology, pharmacology, embryology and anatomy, including treatises on prognosis and general health care. It includes the well-known Hippocratic Oath, expressing since antiquity the ethical and moral standards of the medical profession. From the Hippocratic corpus we also have"On Airs, Waters and Places" (Ort189).
Air and Waters: Ort189.18.
Hirschvogel, Augustinus (?) Schlavoniæ map Ort145.
Mentioned in the cartouche of the Schlavoniæ map as its maker, Ort145.
Hirtius, Aulus (first century B.C.) was one of Cæsar’s lieutenants in Gaul and consul with Vibius Pansa in 43 B.C. after Cæsar’s assassination. Hirtius added the eighth book to Cæsar’s "De bello Gallico" and he wrote "Bellum Alexandrinum".
Ort196.38, 196.47, 218.8;
De Bello Alexandrino: Ort221.30.
Hispalensis Isidorus see Isidorus Hispalensis.
Hispalensis, Peter see Medina, Pedro.
Hoefnaglius, Georgius or Joris (1542-1600) of Antwerp.
Mentioned in cartouche as the designer of the Cadiz map in Ort31.
Hogenberg, Franciscus (1538-1590) was born in Malines, Belgium as the son of engraver Nikolaus Hogenberg, who worked with Jacob van Deventer. He travelled to France with Ortelius and engraved most if not all plates of the first edition of Ortelius’ "Theatrum". He also worked in Antwerp with Hieronymus Cock, and also for some time in England. In 1570 he moved to Cologne, Germany, due to political and religious unrest in the Low Countries. There he met again the theologian Georg Braun (1541-1622), who had been a teacher in Antwerp from 1566 to 1568. Together with Braun, he published "Civitatis Orbis Terrarum" a counterpart to Ortelius’ atlas containing city plans and views, which was finished with volume 6 in 1617. He also made numerous "Gesichtsblätter", a travel atlas for the Christian world (1580) and an atlas of the Low Countries.
Mentioned as engraver on Ort1 (World) and Ort111a (third map of Bavaria).
Mentioned twice in the cartouche of the Deutschland map as its maker, Ort57
Holland, Philemon (late 16th century) translated among other things the works by Camden (1610).
Ort192.79.
Holy Scriptures.
Ort6.10, 7.10, 172.2-6, 172.8-9, 172.12, 173.2, 175.6, 175.7, 175.8, 175.14, 178.2, 178.6, 179.2, 179.6, 180.2-49, 181.2-3, 5-20, 183.2-20, 183.29, 193.49, 194.30, 212.26, 219.8, 220.2, 220.1, 221.22, 221.34, 221.42, 222.53;
Saadias, R. Hagaon or Sa’adya-Ga’on (10th century A.D.) was a leading scholar in the Babylonian Jewish community. He was a prolific author who also published annotations to the Hebrew bible: Gen.2.15: Ort221.10; Job Ch.28: Ort222.16; Job. Ch.30: Ort222.23.
Homerus (8th century B.C.), the "Prince of the Poets" wrote "Iliad" and "Odyssee" (Ort224,231), first printed and published 1488 in Florence, edited by Chalcondylas; quoted by Dion Prusæus (Ort212) and by Strabo (Ort214,217).
Ort19.20, 65.2, 66.2, 142.2, 142.7, 142.11, 147.21, 193.59, 209.23, 209.24, 211.10, 212.11, 214.7, 214.15, 217.29, 223.10, 223.12, 224.5, 224.6, 224.14, 224.16-18, 224.23, 224.30; Odyssee Bk.2: Ort231.18, Bk.10: Ort224.16, Bk.10-12: Ort224.18; Bk.11: Ort224.27, Bk.14: Ort224.34, 224.35;
Quoted by Dion Pruseus: Ort212.13;
Quoted by Strabo: Ort217.1, in Bk.1 of his Geography: Ort214.2.
Honorius Augustodunensis (dies shortly after 1152) of Augsburg wrote "Imago Mundi" which contained maps.
Ort221.4.
Honorius Chus (?) wrote "Image of the World" (Ort197,198).
Ort193.3, 219.3;
Image of the World: Ort197.7, 198.7.
Honterus, Ioannes (1498-1549) is a geographer from Transylvania who published a geographical schoolbook "Rudimentum cosmographiæ libri duo" in Krakau in 1530. Of particular importance for cartography is a revised edition of this work of 1542 with very accurate maps.
Ort1.26, 2.26, 3.29.
Hopkinson, Iohn (16th century) of England made a Paradise map called "Synopsis Paradisi" which was published in Leiden in 1598.
Ort178.8, 179.8.
Hoppenrode, Andreas (died in 1584), Priest from Heckstädt in Mansfeld, Germany, who wrote a genealogy of the most important families in Saxonia called "Pedigrees" (Ort85,90,94), published in Strassbourg in 1570.
Pedigrees: Ort85.13, 90.12, 94.4.
Hopper, Ioachim (1523-1576) from Sneek, Friesland, studied law in Leiden and entered the service of the Spanish authorities. He became a member of the Spanish council in Mechelen and later of the secret council in Brussels. He designed a manuscript map of Friesland used by Ortelius as inset for his map of West Frisia (Ort81).
Mentioned in the inset map of ancient Friesland as its maker, Ort81
Ort81.6.
Hopperus, Ioachimus see Hopper.
Horatius, Flaccus Quintus (65-8 B.C.) "the Old Explainer" wrote Poems (Ort142) and "Ars Poetica (Ort228). Was commented on by Acron (Ort212).
Ort192.24, 192.25, 193.3, 196.86, 199.20, 200.20, 209.14, 209.15-17, 209.29, 212.2, 224.22, 231.23;
Poems Bk.3: Ort142.21;
Ars Poetica: Ort228.2-3;
Interpreted by Acron: Ort212.27.
Hornanus see Junius Hadrianus.
Hortentius Lambertus (1500-1574) of Montfoort, Netherlands, wrote "Secessionem Ultrajectinarum libri VII" (Ort79), Basel 1546 and "Chorographia Goylandiæ versu elegiaco".
History: Ort79.22.
Hoveden, Roger of (died abt. 1201), also Howden, was an English historian. His "Annales rerum Anglicarum" <annals of English matters> (Ort31) was intended to be a sequel to Beda’s Ecclesiastical History. It was published by Savile in London, 1596.
Chronicle on England Bk.2: Ort31.29.
Hubert Leodius, or Thomas <= of Liege> (16th century) wrote "De Tungris & Eburonibus"(Ort69,70,71).
Ort58.7, 63.2, 63.6, 65.14, 197.3, 197.5, 198.3, 198.5;
De Tungris & Eburonibus: 69.7, 69.10, 70.7, 70.10, 71.7, 71.10.
Hugo Brinckhorstius see Brinckhorstius Hugo.
Humfred Lhuyd see Lhuyd, Humfred.
Hund, Wiguleius (?) wrote a catalogue on bishops (Ort107,108).
Catalogue of Bishops: Ort107.4, 108.4.
Hunerich (5th century) ordered the compilation of "Notitia Provinciarum et Civitatum Africæ" (Ort228). This is a list of the bishops and their sees in the Roman Provinces of North Africa, arranged according to the provinces. The cause of its preparation was the summoning of the episcopate to Carthago on February 1, 484, by the Arian king of the Vandals, Hunerich (477-484). It also lists the exiled bishops and vacant sees, and is an important authority for the history of the African church and the geography of these provinces. It is incorporated in the only extant manuscript to the history of the Vandal persecution by Bishop Victor of Vita, and is printed in the editions of his work.
Notitia Provinciarum: Ort228.7.
Hunibald, nonexisting author who according to Trithemius wrote a Chronicle on the Franks called "Historiarum libri XVIII a bello Troiano usque ad Chlodovei <= Clovis> tempora".
Ort100.4.
Hunibaldus see Hunibald.
Huntingdon, Henry (abt.1085-1155), Archdeacon of Huntingdon, wrote a History of England called "Historia Anglorum libri VIII" in 1154, later published by Savile.
Ort16.14, 22.40.
Hyginus, Caius Iulius (64 B.C. – 17 A.D.) was a Spanish freedman of Augustus, friend of Ovidius, and one of the greatest scholars of his day. His writings, most of them lost, include a commentary on Virgilius, a treatise on agriculture, historical and archeological works, as well as "Ariete" (Ort222) and "Fables" (Basel, 1570) (Ort224,226), compiled from Greek sources. He also wrote about the cities of Italy 600 years ago, quoted by Guido of Ravenna (Ort117, Ort118).
Ort196.33, 203.6, 216.2, 221.39;
Ariete: Ort222.13;
Fables: Ort224.4, 224.10, 224.14, 226.10, no. 127: Ort224.31.
About the cities of Italy, quoted by Guido: Ort117.5, 118.5.
Hypsipula (Greek mythical figure) was supposedly the nurse of Lycurgus’ infant son Opheltes. She laid the child on the ground in order to go to a spring. During her absence, the child was killed by a serpent. Hypsipula was saved from the anger of Lycurgus by the army and finally rescued by her sons who arrived and recognised her. The story is told in the "Thebaid" by Statius, and later by Ovidius.
Ort226.9.