Ocampo, Florian d’ (1499-1555) from Spain became a royal chronicle writer in 1539. He wrote "Quatro libros primeros de la Crónica general de España" Zamora Spain 1544, with an added 5th book 1553. The book does not only relate falsifications and unreliable histories from other writers, but out of patriotism also contains some new ones.
Ort25.8;
Bk. 1, Ch.1-2: Ort31.27, Bk.4, Ch.3,40: Ort32.2.
Oderbornius, Paulus (16th century) was a priest in Riga, Livonia, and described the life of Csar Iwan Basilides (Ort158,162,189), which was published in Wittenberg, Germany in 1585.
On the life of Basilidis: Ort162.8, 189.10, Bk.2: Ort158.8.
Odericus of Friuli (abt. 1250) was an artist specialising in mosaics.
Ort1.48, 2.47, 3.50, 163.6.
Odorico of Pordenone (14th century) a missionary, spent some years, viz. from 1314 to 1330 in Persia, India, Malaysia, the East Indies and China. His itinerary "Itinerarium fratris Odorici" is also referred to in Hakluyt’s "Principal Navigations".
Ogerius, Matthæus or Macé Ogier (16th century) about whom we know little, produced a map of Le Mans in 1539 of which explanatory text appeared in 1558, and which was reprinted in 1565 (Meurer p. 209). A copy of this map was sent to Ortelius by Adam de la Planche, see Hessels nr. 279.
Ogerius, Matthæus is mentioned in the cartouche of the Cenomanorum-Neustria map as the maker of the Cenomanorum map Ort37
Ojea, Ferdinand (1568-1615) from Spain was an ordained preacher who travelled to the Americas at an early age and became a Dominican in Mexico in 1581. He drew a manuscript map of Galicia which was used by Vrients for the Theatrum (Ort32).
Mentioned in the cartouche of the Galizia map as the maker of this map Ort32
Ort32.2, 32.4.
Olaus Magnus see Magnus Olaus.
Olivarius, Petrus Ioannes (16th century) was a philologist from Valencia, Spain. He published and commented on Mela’s "De Situ Orbis" (Ort1,2,3,80,81). Also: Solinus’ "Polyhistor".
Comments on Mela: Ort1.35, 2.35, 3.38, 80.8, 80.41, 81.8.
Olivera de la Marca see La Marche.
Oliverius á Marcha see La Marche.
Oliverius, Hieronymus (16th century) from Le Mans, France, printed a Le Mans map in 1558.
Ort3.29.
Olympiodorus Thebanus (fourth to fifth century A.D.) was a Greek pagan historian of Thebes, Egypt, with an interest in geography. His work is based on personal observation but lacking personal judgments, which were later added by Zosimus. He wrote the historical work "Hulè Historias libri XXII", referred to by Ortelius as "Collections".
Collections: Ort209.20.
Onyphrius (16th century) was a Ukrainean church father .
Ort207.4, 208.4.
Oppianus (2nd century A.D.) wrote "Halieutica, sive de piscatu" (Or190,192,218,224), a comprehensive treatise about fish and fishing, including advice on how to catch them, printed from 1478 onwards.
Ort193.14, 193.55, 193.56, 196.21, 203.12, 226.38, 226.96;
Halieutica or On Hunting: Ort190.9, 190.44, 192.18, Bk.1: Ort218.30, Bk.2: Ort224.31.
Orlandi, Cæsar Iurisconsultus (1527-after 1575) from Siena wrote "De urbe Senæ et eius episcopatus antiquitate" (Ort137), an excerpt of which he sent to Ortelius on May 15, 1572, together with a map of Siena.
Ort9.26, 11.27, 11.68;
Antiquities of Siena: Ort137.2, 137.11;
Letters: Ort10.25
Orosius, Paulus (5th century) was a Portuguese priest from Braga who wrote an influential history called "Historiarum adversum paganos libri VII" <= of histories against the heathens, seven books> (Ort1,2,3,189).
Orosius is mentioned on mapsheet Ort191 once;
Ort12.2, 22.4, 23.4, 190.24, 190.33, 190.65, 191.3, 192.7, 192.44, 192.54, 192.62, 196.45, 196.52, 213.3, 214.4, 214.26, 218.14, 222.3, 228.7;
History: Ort1.18, 2.18, 3.18, Bk.1: Ort189.4.
Orpheus (mythical figure) was in Greek legend a pre-Homeric poet, dated by the Greeks to a generation before the Trojan war, and associated with the expedition of the Argonauts, by his singing helping them to resist the lure of the Sirens. He was said to be a Thracian, a follower of the God Dionysus, the son of a Muse, perhaps Calliope, and so marvellous a player on the lyre that he could charm wild beasts and make even trees and rocks move by his music. His story is well known from the Roman poets Virgilius and Ovidius. He married Eurydice, a dryad. While being pursued by Aristæus, Eurydice trod on a snake, was bitten and died. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to recover her and by his music induced the Goddess Persephone to let her go, but on the condition that he should not look back at her as she followed him. When they approached the world of the living, Orpheus forgot the condition and looked back, and Eurydice immediately vanished forever. Later Orpheus was torn to pieces by women, either Thracians who were jealous of his love for Eurydice, or by mænads because he did not honour their God Dionysus (this story was the subject of a lost play by Æschylus). His severed head, floating down the Thracian river Hebrus, and in some versions still speaking, reached the island of Lesbos, the home of lyric poetry, where it was buried.
Ort189.7, 192.42, 226.2, 226.4, 226.12, 226.15-19, 226.23-26, 226.30, 226.32, 226.35-41, 226.47, 226.48, 226.52, 226.54-56, 226.58, 226.59, 226.61, 226.66, 226.68-72, 226.74, 226.76, 226.77, 226.79, 226.81, 226.83, 226.87, 226.90, 226.92, 226.95, 226.96.
Ortelianus see Colius, Jacobus.
Ortelius (1527-1598) in his map-texts regularly refers to his own works, e.g. his 8-sheet wall map of Asia (Ort6,7), his "Itinerarium" (Ort50,60), "Theatrum" (Ort10,12) and in editions after his death, these references increase in number (Ort175, quoting Josephus and Montanus), particularly references to his Thesaurus (first edition 1587, second edition 1596). It is not clear what is meant by his "Chronicles" (Ort197,198).
Ort19.45m, 55.2, 192.16, 206.12, 229.9-11;
8 sheet map of Asia, 1567: Ort6.6, 7.8;
Ortelius mentions himself in the cartouche of the Fessæ et Marocchi map as its designer. This is the only map not belonging to the Parergon where Ortelius mentions himself as its designer, Ort177;
Parergon maps in which Ortelius is mentioned as its maker: Geographia Sacra (Ort178,179), Typus Chorographicus (Ort180), Divi Pauli (Ort181), early and late Abraham (Ort182,183), Aevi Veteris (Ort186), Romani Imperii (Ort189), Ancient Britain (Ort190,191,192), Ancient Spain (Ort193), Ancient France (Ort194,196), early and late Belgii Veteris (Ort197,198), early and late maps of Ancient Germany (Ort199,200), map of Pannoniæ (Ort203), early and late maps of Ancient Italy(Ort204,205), Ancient Italia Gallica (Ort206), early and late map of Ancient Tuscany (Ort207,208), Ancient Latium (Ort209), Itala Græcia Maior (Ort210), Ancient Sicily (Ort211), Ancient Dacia and Moesia (Ort212), Pontus Euxinus (Ort213), Ancient Thracia (Ort214), Ancient Hellas (Ort215), Creta-Corsica-Sardinia (Ort217), Africæ Propriæ (Ort218), Ancient Egypt North (Ort219), Ancient Egypt (Ort221), Alexander the Great (Ort222), Æneæ (Ort223), Erythrei (Ort224), Argonautica (Ort226), Peutinger maps (Ort227-230), Tempe (Ort231), Daphne (Ort232), Escorial (Ort233);
Itinerarium: Ort50.12, 60.7;
Theatrum Ort12.15, second edition: Ort10.25;
Thesaurus: Ort11.29, 160.2, 178.3, 178.4, 178.6, 179 cartouche, 179.3, 179.4, 179.6, 182.22, 183.35, 193.7, 196.65, 197.7, 198.7, 210.25, 216.7, 216.14, 216.17, 216.32, 217.22, 219.8, 219.14, 221.12, 221.18, 224.9, Second edition: Ort232.28;
Parergon: Ort12.15;
Chronicles: Ort197.2, 197.6, 198.2, 198.6;
Referred to as quoting Josephus: Ort175.8;
Referred to as quoting Montanus: Ort175.8.
Osorio Hieronymus (1506-1580) from Lisbon, Portugal became the national historiographer. His work "De rebus Emmanuelis regis Lusitaniæ" Lisbon 1571 also contains ethnographic remarks on the Indies.
Oswaldus Monitor see Myconius.
Otfrides (?) wrote "Gospels" (Ort194).
Gospels: Ort194.29.
Otto von Freising (16th century) published a poem in 1569 in Basel, Switzerland, written by Guntherus Ligurinis (12th century) called "Ligurinus sive de gestis Frederici I libri X", a description of the battles which Frederick Barbarossa fought with the Milan people whom he calls Ligures. This poem was discovered in a monastery by C. Celtis who gave it to K. Peutinger who published it in 1507. In 1531 an edition appeared by J. Spiegel in Strassbourg. Von Freisings edition also includes a biography of Friedrich I.
Oviedus, Gonsalvus Fernandus (1478-1557) was an Italian explorer who wrote "Indian Islands" (Ort166). He is mentioned on the mapsheet Barbariæ, Ort176, west of Gibraltar.
On map sheet, west of Gibraltar: Ort176;
In text: Ort9.30, 10.30, 11.33, 14.8;
Indian Islands Vol.2, Bk.20: Ort166.8.
Ovidius Publius Naso, "the pleasant poet", (43 B.C.- c. 17 A.D.) soon abandoned public life to devote himself entirely to poetry. He married three times, and had one daughter. His third wife remained devoted to him, and loyal during his exile. Ovid’s poetry had made him a leading figure in the social and literary circles in Rome when in 8 A.D. he was suddenly banished by Augustus to Tomi on the Western shore of the Black Sea, and his books were removed from public libraries, probably because of his "Ars amatoria" and/or his connections to the adulterous daughter of Augustus Julia, who was also banished. He wrote "De Fastis" or "Fasti" (Ort187,210,222), printed from 1482 onwards. It deals with festivals and ceremonies of the Roman calendar, which provided an opportunity for retelling Greek myths, and also relate superstitions such as the unluckiness of marriages in May, and the casting of straw men into the Tiber. The work was interrupted by Ovidius’ banishment, and though a draft of books 7-12 may have been written during this exile, only the first six books survive. Further, Ovidius wrote"De Arte Amandi" (Ort203), "Elegies" (Ort212,229, titlecartouche), "De Tristibus" (Ort212,224) which contains a short biography, "De Ponto" (Ort212), "Exile Poetry" (Ort229) and "Metamorphoses" (Ort210,217,226).
Ovidius is quoted from his Metemorphoses Bk.1 in the cartouche of the Tempe map; Further in map texts : Ort231, Ort142.2, 142.3, 142.9, 142.17, 194.32, 196.21, 199.11, 199.20, 199.38, 199.66, 200.11, 200.20, 200.38, 200.66, 209.13-18, 209.22, 211.7, 211.9, 212.10, 212.18, 212.19, 213.2, 213.8, 213.10, 213.13, 214.26, 216.43, 217.17, 222.11, 222.18, 223.8, 224.9, 224.10, 224.24, 224.26, 224.27, 224.29, 224.30, 224.39, 226.9, 226.95, 231.4, 231.23, 232.4;
De Fastis: Ort187.8;
Bk.1: Ort222.50, Bk.4: on cartouche of Itala Græcia Maior, Ort210, and on map text Ort210.7;
De Arte Amandi Bk.2: Ort203.28;
De Tristibus Bk.1: Ort224.19;
Elegy Bk.5, nr.7: Ort212.25; Bk.3 & Bk.5, Elegies nrs. 1,4 & 10: 212.24, Bk.4, Elegy nr.9: title cartouche.
De Ponto Bk.1: Ort212.20, 212.24;.
Exile Poetry: Ort229.11;
Metamorphoses Bk.7: 226.10, Bk.8: Ort217.31; Bk.13: Ort210.22, 210.23;