Index of the Plates of Ortelius'
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by Ortelius (Ort)-number
List of plates, used
in the various editions of Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, with dates of
their appearance and use, and with estimates of approximate number of prints.
|
vdB |
Koeman/Meurer |
vdKrogt New |
Name, |
period |
copies |
number |
|
0(1) |
|
31:1A |
Title page |
1570L-1613D |
4180 |
3 |
|
0(2) |
|
31:1B |
Title page |
1571D-1574F |
725 |
1 |
|
0(3) |
|
31:1C |
Title page |
1579L-1641S |
2700 |
5 |
|
0(4) |
|
|
Portrait Ortelius |
1579L-1641S |
6425 |
2 |
|
1 |
0001:31A |
Typus Orbis |
1570L-1584L |
3600 |
6 |
|
|
112/II |
0001:31B |
Typus Orbis |
1588S |
750 |
3 |
|
|
113 |
0001:31C |
Typus Orbis |
1587F-1612S |
4000 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
1000:31A |
Europae |
1570L-1581F |
2725 |
3 |
|
|
110 |
1000:31B |
Europae |
1584L-1612S |
5250 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
8000:31A |
Asiae |
1570L-1574L |
1675 |
1 |
|
|
93/I |
8000:31B |
Asiae |
1575L-1612S |
6700 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
8600:31 |
Africae |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
6 |
|
|
2 |
9000:31A |
Americae |
1570L-1575L |
1750 |
3 |
|
|
112/I |
9000:31B |
Americae |
1579L-1584L |
2025 |
1 |
|
|
114 |
9000:31C |
Americae |
1587F-1612S |
4350 |
2 |
|
|
11(1) |
|
|
Americae |
none |
none |
1 |
|
124 |
0600:31 |
Maris Pacifici |
1590LIV-1612S |
4050 |
2 |
|
|
72 |
9510:31 |
Hispaniae Nova |
1579LII-1612S |
6675 |
2 |
|
|
73 |
9520+9610:31 |
Culican.-Hisp-Cub |
1579LII-1612S |
6675 |
5/3 |
|
|
103 |
9820+9440+9540:31 |
Peruv.-Flor-Guast. |
1584LIII-1612S |
5425 |
2/2/2 |
|
|
6 |
5000:31A |
Angliae,Scot,Hib. |
1570L-1612L |
8175 |
3 |
|
|
148 |
5000:31B |
Angliae & Hibern. |
1606E-1612S |
1250 |
2 |
|
|
54 |
5800:31 |
Scotiae |
1573GI-1612S |
7300 |
3 |
|
|
55 |
5100:31A |
Angliae |
1573GI-1602L |
5950 |
3 |
|
|
143 |
5100:31B |
|
1603L |
425 |
1 |
|
|
56 |
5500:31 |
Cambriae Typus |
1573GI-1612S |
7200 |
3 |
|
|
57 |
5900:31A |
Hiberniae |
1573GI-1603L |
6375 |
3 |
|
|
149 |
5900:31B |
Irlandiae |
1606E-1612S |
1325 |
3 |
|
|
95 |
6350:31 |
Açores |
1584LIII-1612S |
5425 |
3 |
|
|
7 |
6000:31 |
Regni Hispaniae |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
4 |
|
|
8 |
6300:31 |
Portugalliae |
1570L-1612L |
8175 |
5 |
|
|
74 |
6112:31 |
Hispalens. Conv. |
1579LII-1612S |
6675 |
3 |
|
|
|
6155:31A |
Valentiae |
some 1592L |
1400 |
2 |
|
|
107 |
6155:31B |
Valentiae |
1584LIII-1612S |
4325 |
1 |
|
|
99 |
6058+6020+6115:31 |
Carpetaniae-Guip. |
1584LIII-1612S |
5425 |
1/1/1 |
|
|
145 |
6045:31 |
Reyno de Galizia |
1598D-1612S |
1300 |
1 |
|
|
144 |
6250:31 |
Cataloniae Princ. |
1603L-1612S |
950 |
3 |
|
|
9 |
4000:31A |
Galliae |
1570L-1603L |
5925 |
3 |
|
|
135/III |
4000:31B |
|
never regularly included, |
very few |
1 |
|
|
150 |
4000:31C |
|
1606E-1612S |
1225 |
2 |
|
|
127 |
4430+4001:31 |
Cenom.-Neus. |
1595LV-1612S |
3425 |
1/2 |
|
|
75 |
4500:31 |
Pictonum |
1579LII-1612S |
6675 |
3 |
|
|
10 |
4360+4587:31 |
Biturigum-Limaniae |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
1/1 |
|
|
76 |
4440:31 |
|
1579LII-1612S |
6575 |
3 |
|
|
136 |
4300:31 |
Isle de France |
1598F-1612S |
2575 |
2 |
|
|
137 |
4380:31 |
|
1598F-1612S |
2425 |
1 |
|
|
138 |
4370+4560:31A |
Blaisois-Lemovicum |
1598F-1612S |
2750 |
1/1 |
|
|
11 |
4120+4160:31A |
Caletensium-Verom. |
1570L-1598D |
5350 |
3/2 |
|
|
139 |
4120+4160:31B |
Caletensium-Verom. |
1598F-1612S |
2825 |
2/1 |
|
|
77 |
4100:31 |
Picardiae |
1579LII-1612S |
6725 |
5 |
|
|
128 |
4700:31 |
Provinciae |
1595LV-1612S |
3425 |
2 |
|
|
12 |
4652+4760:31A |
Galliae Narb.-Sab. |
1570L-1581F |
2950 |
1/1 |
|
|
108 |
4652+4760+4740 |
Gall.Narb-Sab-Ven. |
1584LIII-1612S |
5150 |
2/2 |
|
|
122 |
4250:31 |
Lotharingiae |
1590LIV-1612S |
4050 |
2 |
|
|
78 |
4880:31A |
Burgundiae |
1579LII-1612L |
5475 |
2 |
|
|
116 |
4880:31B |
Burgundia Comitat. |
1589G & 1603L |
650 |
1 |
|
|
142 |
4870+4880:31B |
Burgundiae D.-Com. |
1602S-1612S |
350 |
2/2 |
|
|
96 |
4870:31A |
Burgundiae Infer. |
1584LIII-1612S |
5050 |
1 |
|
|
152 |
4985:31 |
Lacus Lemani |
1608I-1612S |
925 |
1 |
|
|
13 |
2000:31A |
Germaniae |
1570L-1602G |
6650 |
2 |
|
|
147 |
2000:31B |
Deutschlanndt |
1603L-1612S |
1775 |
3 |
|
|
14 |
3000:31A |
Germaniae Infer. |
1570L-1606E |
7250 |
2 |
|
|
153 |
3000:31B |
Inferioris German. |
1608I-1612S |
925 |
4 |
|
|
79 |
3380:31 |
Lutzemburgensis |
1579LII-1612S |
6725 |
5 |
|
|
15 |
3700:31A |
Gelriae, Cliviae |
1570L-1612S |
7525 |
4 |
|
|
|
3700:31B |
Gelriae Cliviae |
1579L-1592L |
650 |
1 |
|
|
100 |
3360:31 |
Leodiensis |
1584LIII-1612S |
5425 |
4 |
|
|
16 |
3100:31A |
Brabantiae |
1570L-1592L |
4825 |
4 |
|
|
126 |
3100:31B |
Brabantiae |
1592L-1612S |
3875 |
3 |
|
|
151 |
3170:31 |
Limburgensis Duc. |
1606E-1612S |
1225 |
1 |
|
|
80 |
3340:31 |
Namurcum |
1579LII-1612S |
6725 |
3 |
|
|
53/I |
3320:31A |
Hannoniae |
not regularly included |
1300 |
2 |
|
|
81 |
3320:31B |
Hannoniae |
1579LII-1581F |
3900 |
3 |
|
|
111 |
3320:31C |
Hannoniae |
1584L-1612S |
2000 |
2 |
|
|
82 |
3300:31A |
|
1579LII-1584F; 1595L-1612S |
5650 |
4 |
|
|
115 |
3300:31B |
Artesia |
1587F-1592L |
1075 |
1 |
|
|
17 |
3200:31A |
Flandriae |
1570L-1575L |
1750 |
2 |
|
|
93/II |
3200:31B |
Flandria |
1579L-1589G |
2675 |
3 |
|
|
125 |
3200:31C |
Flandria |
1592L-1612S |
3750 |
4 |
|
|
18 |
3600:31 |
Zelandicarum |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
11 |
|
|
19 |
3400:31 |
Hollandiae Catth. |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
4 |
|
|
20 |
3900:31 |
Oost & |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
6 |
|
|
83 |
3910:31 |
Frisia Occident. |
1579LII-1612S |
6725 |
4 |
|
|
84 |
2310:31A |
Frisiae Orientalis |
1579LII-1592L |
3250 |
1 |
|
|
135/I |
2310:31B |
Frisiae Orientalis |
1595L-1612S |
3175 |
2 |
|
|
21 |
1500:31A |
Daniae Regnum |
1570L-1581F |
3000 |
1 |
|
|
101a/b |
1500+2320:31B |
Daniae-Oldenburg |
1584LIII-1612S |
2600 |
1/1 |
|
|
130a/b |
1500+1550:31C |
Daniae-Cimbriae |
1595LV-1612S |
3000 |
1/2 |
|
|
|
1660+2192:31B |
Holsat.-Rugiae |
1598F-1612S |
3625 |
1/2 |
|
|
22 |
1680+1720:31A |
Thietmarsiae-Prus. |
1570L-1581F |
3000 |
1/1 |
|
|
22A/109B |
1680+2192:31B |
Thietm.-Rugiae |
1584LIII-1612S |
4425 |
2/2 |
|
|
22A/101B |
1680+2320:31C |
Thietm.-Oldenburg |
1598F-1612S |
2675 |
2/1 |
|
|
85 |
2300:31 |
Westphaliae |
1579LII-1612S |
6725 |
3 |
|
|
86 |
2450+1660:31A |
Hassiae-Holsatiae |
1579LII-1592L |
4150 |
2/3 |
|
|
23 |
2100:31 |
Saxoniae-Misn-Th. |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
2 |
|
|
58 |
2150:31 |
Mansfeldiae |
1573GI-1612S |
7200 |
3 |
|
|
129a/b |
2570+2450:31 |
Henneberg.-Hass. |
1595LV-1612S |
2900 |
1/1 |
|
|
59a/b |
2120+2110:31 |
Turingiae-Misniae |
1573GI-1612S |
7300 |
3/4 |
|
|
118 |
2170:31 |
Brandenburgensis |
1590LIV-1612S |
4050 |
1 |
|
|
87a/b |
2466+2460:31 |
Bughaviae-Waldecc. |
1579LII-1612S |
6625 |
2/3 |
|
|
123a/b |
2262+2580:31 |
Braunswicensis-Nor |
1590LIV-1612S |
4050 |
2/3 |
|
|
24a/b |
2550+2580:31 |
Franconiae-Osn. |
1570L-1612S |
8075 |
2/3 |
|
|
25 |
2850:31 |
Regni Bohemiae |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
2 |
|
|
26 |
2900:31A |
Silesiae |
1570L-1592L |
4825 |
3 |
|
|
135/II |
2900:31B |
Silesiae |
1595L-1612S |
3350 |
2 |
|
|
60 |
2870:31 |
Moraviae |
1573GI-1612S |
7300 |
2 |
|
|
27 |
2710:31A |
Austriae |
1570L-1592L |
4675 |
3 |
|
|
140 |
2710:31B |
Austriae |
1595L-1612S |
3500 |
1 |
|
|
28 |
2720:31A |
Salisburgensis |
1570L-1595L |
4825 |
1 |
|
|
135/V |
2720:31B |
Salisburgensis |
1595L-1612S |
3250 |
2 |
|
|
29 |
2660:31A |
Typus Vindelicae |
1570L-1573G |
1400 |
1 |
|
|
70 |
2660:31B |
Bavariae |
1573LI-1612S |
7025 |
3 |
|
|
30a/b |
2670+2620:31A |
Bavariae-Wirtemb. |
1570L-1581F |
2875 |
1/1 |
|
|
94a/b |
2670+2525:31B |
Bavariae-Argent. |
1584LIII-1612S |
4475 |
2/2 |
|
|
88 |
2620:31B |
Wirtenberg Ducatus |
1579LII-1612S |
6225 |
3 |
|
|
61a/b |
4915+2650:31 |
Basiliensis-Suev. |
1573GI-1612S |
7275 |
3/3 |
|
|
31 |
4900:31 |
Helvetiae |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
2 |
|
|
62a/b |
2780+7170:31 |
Rhetiae-Goritiae |
1573GI-1612S |
6675 |
3/2 |
|
|
32 |
7000:31A |
Italiae |
1570L-1581F |
2935 |
2 |
|
|
112 |
7000:31B |
Italiae |
1584L-1612S |
5240 |
1 |
|
|
63 |
7171:31B |
Fori Iulii |
1573GI-1612S |
6900 |
2 |
|
|
89 |
7111:31 |
Veronae Urbis |
1579LII-1612S |
6225 |
1 |
|
|
64a/b |
7120+7450:31A |
Patavini-Apuliae |
1573GI-1592L |
4075 |
1/1 |
|
|
131a/b |
7120+7160:31B |
Patavini-Tarvisini |
1595LV-1612S |
2900 |
1/1 |
|
|
119 |
7140:31 |
Bresciano |
1590LIV-1612S |
3950 |
2 |
|
|
154a/b |
7380+7113:31 |
Bononiense-Vicent. |
1608I-1612S |
925 |
1/1 |
|
|
33 |
7020:31 |
Ducatus Mediolan. |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
5 |
|
|
155 |
7080:31 |
Reipubli. Genuens. |
1608I-1612S |
925 |
1 |
|
|
90 |
7030:31 |
Agri Cremonensis |
1579LII-1612S |
6575 |
1 |
|
|
34 |
7050:31 |
Pedemontanae |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
1 |
|
|
35a/b/c |
7026+7310+7171:31 |
Como-Romae-Friuli |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
3/2/2 |
|
|
36 |
7200:31A |
Thusciae |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
3 |
|
|
132 |
7205:31 |
Florentini |
1595LV-1612S |
3425 |
1 |
|
|
156 |
7250:31 |
Parmae et Placent. |
1608I-1612S |
925 |
4 |
|
|
157 |
7390:31 |
Ducatus Ferrarien. |
1608I-1612S |
925 |
1 |
|
|
158 |
7370:31 |
|
1608I-1612S |
925 |
1 |
|
|
159 |
7360:31 |
Ducatus Urbini |
1608I-1612S |
925 |
1 |
|
|
102 |
7340:31 |
Perusini Agri |
1584LIII-1612S |
5475 |
1 |
|
|
137a/b/c |
65a/b/c |
7210+7520+7550:31 |
Senensis-Cors.-Anc |
1573GI-1612S |
7300 |
2/2/3 |
|
117 |
7430:31 |
Aprutti |
1590LIV-1612S |
3950 |
1 |
|
|
37 |
7400:31 |
Regni Neapolitani |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
2 |
|
|
140a/b |
133a/b |
7450+7490:31B |
Apuliae-Calabriae |
1595LV-1612S |
2900 |
1/1 |
|
141a-f |
38a-f |
7500:31 |
Insularum Aliquot |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
1/2/1/1/1/1 |
|
120 |
7550:31 |
|
1590LIV-1612S |
4050 |
2 |
|
|
143a/b/c |
67a-c |
2725+7180+7645:31 |
Carinthiae-Hist-Z. |
1573GI-1612S |
7200 |
2/2/2 |
|
71 |
7640:31 |
|
1573LI-1612S |
7025 |
3 |
|
|
41 |
7601:31 |
Sclavon-Croat-Car. |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
3 |
|
|
40 |
7800:31 |
Graeciae |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
4 |
|
|
147a-k |
98a-k |
7900+7010:31B |
Candia-Archipelagi |
1584LIII-1612S |
5425 |
2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2 |
|
148a/b |
39a/b |
8130+7900:31A |
Cyprus-Candia |
1570L-1581F |
2825 |
2/1 |
|
66 |
8130:31B |
Cypri Insulae |
1573GI-1612S |
7300 |
4 |
|
|
42 |
1800:31A |
Hungariae |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
5 |
|
|
91 |
1800:31B |
Ungariae Loca |
1579LII-1612S |
6575 |
3 |
|
|
43 |
7700:31A |
Transylvaniae |
1570L-1575L |
1730 |
2 |
|
|
93/III |
7700:31B |
Transilvania |
1575L-1612S |
6445 |
4 |
|
|
44 |
1900:31A |
Poloniae |
1570L-1595L |
4925 |
4 |
|
|
135/IV |
1900:31B |
Poloniae Lithuan. |
1595L-1612S |
3250 |
2 |
|
|
104 |
1720:31B |
Prussiae |
1584LIII-1595L |
2175 |
1 |
|
|
141 |
1720:31C |
Prussiae |
1598F-1612S |
2950 |
2 |
|
|
158a-c |
68a-c |
2190+1710+1940:31 |
Pomeran.-Liv-Osw. |
1573GI-1612S |
7300 |
2/3/1 |
|
105 |
7602:31 |
Romaniae |
1584LIII-1612S |
5325 |
1 |
|
|
45 |
1200:31 |
Septentrionalium |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
7 |
|
|
121 |
1250:31 |
Islandia |
1590LIV-1612S |
4150 |
1 |
|
|
46 |
1800:31 |
Russiae |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
5 |
|
|
47 |
1/67 |
Tartariae |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
4 |
|
|
97 |
8050:31 |
Chinae |
1584LIII-1612S |
5425 |
3 |
|
|
134 |
8450:31 |
Iaponiae |
1595LV-1612S |
3525 |
2 |
|
|
48 |
8400:31 |
Indiae Orientalis |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
5 |
|
|
49 |
8200:31 |
Persici |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
3 |
|
|
50 |
8100:31A |
Turcici Imperii |
1570L-1575L |
1850 |
1 |
|
|
92 |
8100:31B |
Turcici Imperii |
1579L-1612S |
6325 |
2 |
|
|
51 |
8150:31A |
Palestinae |
1570L-1575L |
1750 |
3 |
|
|
93 |
8150:31B |
Palestinae |
1579L-1592L |
2775 |
1 |
|
|
|
8150:31B |
Palestinae |
1595L-1612S |
3775 |
1 |
|
|
106 |
8150:31C |
Terra Sancta |
1584LIII-1612S |
5425 |
2 |
|
|
52abc |
8110+8650+8630:31 |
Natoliae-Aegyp-Cr. |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
2/2/2 |
|
|
69 |
8730:31 |
Presbiteri Iohann. |
1573GI-1612S |
7300 |
2 |
|
|
53 |
8610:31 |
Barbariae et Bil. |
1570L-1612S |
8175 |
2 |
|
|
177. |
135 |
8615:31 |
Fessae et Marocchi |
1595LV-1612S |
3525 |
2 |
|
vdB |
Koeman/Meurer |
VdKrogt |
Name, |
period |
copies |
number |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
178(1) |
|
31:2A |
Parergon title page |
1579L(AB) only |
500 |
1 |
|
178(2) |
|
31:2B |
Parergon title page |
1584L only |
750 |
1 |
|
178(3) |
|
31:2C |
Parergon title page |
1592L-1601L |
1325 |
1 |
|
178(4) |
|
31:2D |
Parergon title page |
1603L-1641S |
2525 |
3 |
|
36P |
0810:31 |
Geographia Sacra |
1603L-1624P |
2625 |
1 |
|
|
22P |
8155H:31 |
Typus Chorograph. |
1590LIV-1624P |
4175 |
2 |
|
|
1P |
0850H:31 |
Divi Pauli |
1579LII-1624P |
7125 |
3 |
|
|
12P |
8020H:31A |
Abrahami Patriar. |
1590LIV-1595L |
850 |
2 |
|
|
39P/IV |
8020H:31B |
Abrahami Patriar. |
1592L-1624P |
3425 |
2 |
|
|
42P |
0301H:32 |
Lumen Orientalis |
1624P |
1025 |
1 |
|
|
43P |
0302H:32 |
Lumen Occidentalis |
1624P |
1025 |
1 |
|
|
13P |
0800H:31 |
Aevi Veteris Typus |
1590LIV-1624P |
4275 |
2 |
|
|
2P |
1050H:31 |
Romani Imperii |
1579LII-1624P |
7325 |
3 |
|
|
26P |
1000H:31 |
Europam Celtic. |
1595LV-1624P |
3750 |
1 |
|
|
15P |
5000H:1:31A |
Brittanicae Ins(N) |
1590LIV-1592L |
700 |
1 |
|
|
16P |
5000H:2:31A |
Brittanicae Ins(S) |
1590LIV-1592L |
700 |
1 |
|
|
34P |
5000H:31B |
Brittanicarum Ins. |
1595L-1624P |
3675 |
1 |
|
|
20P |
6000H:31 |
Hispaniae Vet. D. |
1590LIV-1624P |
3550 |
2 |
|
|
18P |
4000H:31A |
|
1590LIV-1624P |
3975 |
3 |
|
|
27P |
4000H:31C |
Galliae Veteris T. |
1595LV-1624P |
3850 |
2 |
|
|
6P |
3000H:31A |
Belgii Veteris T. |
1584LIII-1592L |
1675 |
2 |
|
|
33P/I |
3000H:31B |
Belgii Veteris T. |
1595L-1624P |
3575 |
1 |
|
|
19P |
2000H:31A |
Germaniae Vet. T. |
1590LIV-1592L |
700 |
1 |
|
|
|
2000H:31B |
Germaniae Vet. T. |
1595L-1624P |
3735 |
3 |
|
|
40P |
P-HRE/1:32 |
Ordines Sacri I |
1603L-1624P |
2525 |
1 |
|
|
41P |
P-HRE/2:32 |
Ordines Sacri II |
1603L-1624P |
2525 |
2 |
|
|
23P |
7600H:31 |
Pannoniae et |
1590LIV-1624P |
4175 |
1 |
|
|
9P |
7000H:31A |
Italiae Veteris S. |
1584LIII-1592L |
1850 |
2 |
|
|
|
7000H:31B |
Italiae Veteris S. |
1595L-1624P |
3500 |
1 |
|
|
21P |
7010H:31 |
Italia Gallica C. |
1590LIV-1624P |
3550 |
2 |
|
|
11P |
7200H:31A |
Tusciae Antiquae |
1584LIII-1592L |
1775 |
3 |
|
|
|
7200H:31B |
Tusciae Antiquae |
1595L-1624P |
3475 |
2 |
|
|
28P |
7320H:31 |
|
1595LV-1624P |
3650 |
3 |
|
|
29P |
7400H:31 |
Graecia Major |
1595LV-1624P |
3650 |
2 |
|
|
10P |
7510H:31 |
Siciliae Veteris |
1584LIII-1624P |
5450 |
6 |
|
|
30P |
7710H:31 |
Daciarum Moesiar. |
1595LV-1624P |
3850 |
2 |
|
|
17P |
0350H:31 |
|
1590LIV-1624P |
4375 |
3 |
|
|
25P |
7760H:31 |
Thraciae Vet. T. |
1590LIV-1624P |
4375 |
2 |
|
|
3P |
7800H:31 |
|
1579LII-1624P |
7275 |
2 |
|
|
8Pa-j |
7500+8130:31 |
Insular.-Cyprus |
1584LIII-1624P |
5450 |
2/1/4/2/1/3/2/3/2/1 |
|
|
7Pa-d |
7900H:31 |
Creta-Ins. aliquot |
1584LIII-1624P |
5450 |
1/2/3/4 |
|
|
14P |
8610H:31 |
Africae Propriae T. |
1590LIV-1624P |
4375 |
2 |
|
|
4P |
8650H:1:31A |
Aegyptus (North) |
1584LIII-1592L |
1775 |
2 |
|
|
5P |
8650H:2:31A |
Aegyptus (South) |
1584LIII-1592L |
1775 |
1 |
|
|
35P |
8650H:31B |
Aegyptus Antiqua |
1595L-1624P |
3475 |
1 |
|
|
31P |
8030H:31 |
Alexandri Magni |
1595LV-1624P |
3650 |
3 |
|
|
32P |
0311H:31 |
Aeneae Troiani N. |
1595LV-1624P |
3650 |
3 |
|
|
37P |
0500H:31A |
Erythraei Rubri M. |
1598F-1624P |
2725 |
2 |
|
|
38P |
0310H:31 |
Argonautica |
1598F-1624P |
2725 |
1 |
|
|
44P |
0910:1:31 |
Peutinger.(I,II) |
1624P |
1225 |
1 |
|
|
45P |
0910:2:31 |
Peutinger.(III,IV) |
1624P |
1225 |
1 |
|
|
46P |
0910:3:31 |
Peutinger.(V, VI) |
1624P |
1225 |
1 |
|
|
47P |
0910:4:31 |
Peuting.(VII,VIII) |
1624P |
1225 |
1 |
|
|
24P |
P-Tempe:31 |
|
1590LIV-1624P |
4075 |
2 |
|
|
33P |
P-Daphne:31 |
Daphne |
1595LV-1624P |
3250 |
2 |
|
|
39P |
P-Escorial:31 |
Scenograph. Escor. |
1601L-1624P |
2525 |
3 |
|
|
|
9999:31 |
Utopia |
not yet found in an atlas |
Few |
1 |
Total of all maps
(229 plates): above one million sheets
printed.
This survey lists the
plates used in the course of the printing history of Ortelius'
"Theatrum", including the editions which were issued after his death.
The oldest list of
plates, rather incomplete, and ordered more or less chronologically, is given
by Hessels (1887) in his work which has the correspondence by and with Ortelius
as its main subject. Hessels ends his listing at Ortelius' death.
In 1914, Eduard Brandmayer published his "Bibliographische
Untersuchungen ueber Entstehung des Ortelianischen Kartenwerkes". He lists more plates than Hessels does, and also ends his
listing in 1598 at Ortelius' death.
The next list, which
misses fewer plates than Hessels and Brandmeyer, is that by Bagrow (1928-1930).
Like the first, the ordering principle again aims at being chronological, and
likewise the list ends with Ortelius' decease in 1598.
The first serious
attempt aiming at a complete inventory of plates used for Ortelius' atlas was
made by Koeman in his Atlantes Neerlandici (Koeman 1967). The 53 maps occurring
in the first edition of the Theatrum were numbered 1 to 53, and every new plate
appearing after that, during Ortelius' life usually first appearing in the
Additamenta, received a subsequent number. Thus, the numbering was essentially
again of a chronological nature. Koeman found 159 (in fact 158, see above)
regular plates and 44 Parergon plates (in fact 47, since he counts the 4
Peutinger plates as one number), bringing the total to 205.
This list provided a good starting point, but was faulty in a number of
respects. Sometimes, the reworking of a plate was indicated, but as a rule it
was not. One plate was entered twice, and a considerable number of plates was
still lacking altogether.
Peter Meurer in his
"Fontes Cartographici Orteliani" (Meurer 1991), a work primarily
aimed at establishing cartographic sources for each Ortelius map, made a new
attempt at providing a complete listing of plates. In order to remain
compatible with Koeman's list, he inserted newly found plates chronologically
into Koeman's list by adding Roman numerals. He reports 10 new regular plates
and 4 new Parergon plates, bringing the total to 168 regular atlas plates and
51 Parergon plates. Since one regular plate moves to the Parergon, this brings the
total number of plates to 219.
Karrow's study on
Ortelius' sources (Karrow 1993) curiously misses quite a few plates reported
two years before by Meurer, and like its predecessor and source of inspiration
Bagrow, stops in 1598. Again, this work aims primarily at establishing
cartographical sources of Ortelius maps, and complements (and sometimes
contradicts) the work by Meurer.
My own research,
partly based on that by Meurer yielded another 15 hitherto unnoticed
"new" regular plates. This brings the total count at 234 plates,
which are reported in Van den Broecke (1996). Since that time, one
"new"plate has been found. In 2004 I found a copperplate which turned
out to be a very close copy of Ort 11, the
Since the chronology
attached to the Koeman/Meurer numbering of the plates could no longer be upheld
in the face of new evidence, and since the chronological numbering system
results in a list where similar maps are widely apart geographically,
preventing easy comparison of similar plates, it was decided to introduce a new
system of numbering, which is not chronological, but by area. The order of
presentation of areas as presented in the first edition of the Theatrum forms
the starting point, and all later maps have been inserted within this order
according to area, which results in a list as given above.
In 2003 volume III of
the monumental New Atlantes was published by Peter van der Krogt. In the list
above, and in the discussion of the individual plates, his numbering for the
Ortelius plates is given as well.
Why is it that so
many "new" plates, i.e. plates differing from those described by the
earlier researchers mentioned above went unnoticed? For one thing because they
were only very rarely included in the Theatrum. Examples of such rare maps are
Ort 69 Hannonia, which was suppressed for political reasons (see Meurer 1994),
Ort 29 Valentiae, which was of inferior engraving quality, Ort 35 Gallia of
which less than a handful copies are known, and Ort 234 Utopia, of which only
one copy is known, and which has not (yet) been found in an atlas.
Another reason why "new" plates went unnoticed is because they
closely resembled their predecessors. Usually, researchers compare plates by
putting two atlases next to each other and compare by looking in turn at one
map or the other of two resembling maps. This procedure makes it very hard to
detect small differences, such as occur between plates Ort 6 and Ort 7 of Asia,
plates Ort 9 and Ort 10 of the Americas, plates Ort 75 and Ort 76 of Flanders,
plates Ort 170, Ort 171 and Ort 172 of Palestine, plates Ort 204 and Ort 205 of
Italiae Veteris Typus, and plates Ort 207 and Ort 208 Tusciae Antiquae. By
superimposing loose maps on top of one another, or better still, by making a
photocopy on acetate of one map, and moving this around on top of another,
small differences can be detected which escape notice when compared in a more
global manner.
It cannot be excluded that more of such close pairs as given above will be
found, but on the basis of numerous comparisons conducted in the manner just
described on many loose Ortelius maps, I do not expect there to be more than
very few indeed.
Period of usage is
determined by inspecting the occurrence of each plate in each edition of the
Theatrum and Additamenta.
Impression rates are
based on the editions for which we know how much paper was used and on sales
figures by Plantin of not only these editions, but also of editions for which
no paper usage is known, as discussed in Van den Broecke (1986). See also
Imhof's contribution "Ortelius and the First Atlas" (1998).
For the number of
states listed below, the situation is different. There are many new states to
report since my book "Ortelius Atlas Maps" appeared in 1996, and I do
not expect the present list to be exhaustive. Some plates with a long history
of inclusion in the Theatrum had to be recut numerous times because the
resulting prints would become too faded in their thin lines (see the sea area
in plate Ort 175, Presbiteri Ioannis, to get an impression what happens when a
worn plate is not recut). It is highly unlikely that plates would just be recut
without any alteration whatever. As noted, I found many new states since 1996,
and many were pointed out to me by others. I expect many more states to be
found, I encourage researchers and collectors to look for them, and would be
happy to hear about their results.