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
number

Koeman/Meurer
number

Karrow
number

Name,
abbreviated

period
of usage

copies
printed

number
of states

1

1

1/6

Typus Orbis

1570L-1584L

3600

6

2

112/II

1/6a

Typus Orbis

1588S

 750

3

3

113

1/6b

Typus Orbis

1587F-1612S

4000

3

4

5

1/10

Europae

1570L-1581F

2725

3

5

110

1/10a

Europae

1584L-1612S

5250

1

6

3

1/8

Asiae

1570L-1574L

1675

1

7

93/I

 

Asiae

1575L-1612S

6700

1

8

4

1/9

Africae

1570L-1612S

8175

6

9

2

1/7

Americae

1570L-1575L

1750

3

10

112/I

 

Americae

1579L-1584L

2025

1

11

114

1/7a

Americae

1587F-1612S

4350

2

12

124

1/164

Maris Pacifici

1590LIV-1612S

4050

2

13

72

1/106

Hispaniae Nova

1579LII-1612S

6675

2

14

73

1/107

Culican.-Hisp-Cub

1579LII-1612S

6675

5/3

15

103

1/133

Peruv.-Flor-Guast.

1584LIII-1612S

5425

2/2/2

16

6

1/11

Angliae,Scot,Hib.

1570L-1612L

8175

3

16-I

 

 

Angliae,Scot.Hib.

never included in atlas

few

 

17

148

 

Angliae & Hibern.

1606E-1612S

1250

2

18

54

1/78

Scotiae

1573GI-1612S

7300

3

19

55

1/79

Angliae

1573GI-1602L

5950

3

20

143

 

Anglia Regnum

1603L

 425

1

21

56

1/80

Cambriae Typus

1573GI-1612S

7200

3

22

57

1/81

Hiberniae

1573GI-1603L

6375

3

23

149

 

Irlandiae

1606E-1612S

1325

3

24

95

1/36

Açores

1584LIII-1612S

5425

3

25

7

1/12

Regni Hispaniae

1570L-1612S

8175

4

26

8

1/13

Portugalliae

1570L-1612L

8175

5

28

74

1/109

Hispalens. Conv.

1579LII-1612S

6675

3

29

 

 

Valentiae

some 1592L

1400

2

30

107

1/137

Valentiae

1584LIII-1612S

4325

1

31

99

1/138

Carpetaniae-Guip.

1584LIII-1612S

5425

1/1/1

32

145

 

Reyno de Galizia

1598D-1612S

1300

1

33

144

 

Cataloniae Princ.

1603L-1612S

 950

3

34

9

1/14

Galliae

1570L-1603L

5925

3

35

135/III

 

Gallia

never regularly included,

very few

1

36

150

 

Gallia

1606E-1612S

1225

2

37

127

1/188

Cenom.-Neus.

1595LV-1612S

3425

1/2

38

75

1/110

Pictonum

1579LII-1612S

6675

3

39

10

1/15

Biturigum-Limaniae

1570L-1612S

8175

1/1

40

76

1/111

Anjou

1579LII-1612S

6575

3

41

136

1/211

Isle de France

1598F-1612S

2575

2

42

137

1/212

Tourraine

1598F-1612S

2425

1

43

138

1/213

Blaisois-Lemovicum

1598F-1612S

2750

1/1

44

11

1/17

Caletensium-Verom.

1570L-1598D

5350

3/2

45

139

1/17a

Caletensium-Verom.

1598F-1612S

2825

2/1

46

77

1/112

Picardiae

1579LII-1612S

6725

5

47

128

1/190

Provinciae

1595LV-1612S

3425

2

48

12

1/19

Galliae Narb.-Sab.

1570L-1581F

2950

1/1

49

108

1/19a

Gall.Narb-Sab-Ven.

1584LIII-1612S

5150

2/2

50

122

1/165

Lotharingiae

1590LIV-1612S

4050

2

51

78

1/113

Burgundiae

1579LII-1612L

5475

2

52

116

 

Burgundia Comitat.

1589G & 1603L

 650

1

53

142

 

Burgundiae D.-Com.

1602S-1612S

 350

2/2

54

96

1/142

Burgundiae Infer.

1584LIII-1612S

5050

1

55

152

 

Lacus Lemani

1608I-1612S

 925

1

56

13

1/21

Germaniae

1570L-1602G

6650

2

57

147

 

Deutschlanndt

1603L-1612S

1775

3

58

14

1/22

Germaniae Infer.

1570L-1606E

7250

2

59

153

 

Inferioris German.

1608I-1612S

 925

4

60

79

1/114

Lutzemburgensis

1579LII-1612S

6725

5

61

15

1/23

Gelriae, Cliviae

1570L-1612S

7525

4

62

 

 

Gelriae Cliviae

1579L-1592L

 650

1

63

100

1/143

Leodiensis

1584LIII-1612S

5425

4

65

16

1/24

Brabantiae

1570L-1592L

4825

4

66

126

1/186

Brabantiae

1592L-1612S

3875

3

67

151

 

Limburgensis Duc.

1606E-1612S

1225

1

68

80

1/115

Namurcum

1579LII-1612S

6725

3

69

53/I

 

Hannoniae

not regularly included

1300

2

70

81

1/116

Hannoniae

1579LII-1581F

3900

3

71

111

1/116a

Hannoniae

1584L-1612S

2000

2

72

82

1/117

Artois

1579LII-1584F; 1595L-1612S

5650

4

73

115

1/117a

Artesia

1587F-1592L

1075

1

75

17

1/25

Flandriae

1570L-1575L

1750

2

76

93/II

 

Flandria

1579L-1589G

2675

3

77

125

1/187

Flandria

1592L-1612S

3750

4

78

18

1/26

Zelandicarum

1570L-1612S

8175

11

79

19

1/27

Hollandiae Catth.

1570L-1612S

8175

4

80

20

1/28

Oost & West Friesl.

1570L-1612S

8175

6

81

83

1/118

Frisia Occident.

1579LII-1612S

6725

4

82

84

1/119

Frisiae Orientalis

1579LII-1592L

3250

1

83

135/I

 

Frisiae Orientalis

1595L-1612S

3175

2

84

21

1/29

Daniae Regnum

1570L-1581F

3000

1

85

101a/b

1/144/5

Daniae-Oldenburg

1584LIII-1612S

2600

1/1

86

130a/b

1/144a/192

Daniae-Cimbriae

1595LV-1612S

3000

1/2

87

 

 

Holsat.-Rugiae

1598F-1612S

3625

1/2

88

22

1/30/31

Thietmarsiae-Prus.

1570L-1581F

3000

1/1

89

22A/109B

1/30/146

Thietm.-Rugiae

1584LIII-1612S

4425

2/2

90

22A/101B

1/130

Thietm.-Oldenburg

1598F-1612S

2675

2/1

91

85

1/120

Westphaliae

1579LII-1612S

6725

3

92

86

1/121/2

Hassiae-Holsatiae

1579LII-1592L

4150

2/3

93

23

1/32

Saxoniae-Misn-Th.

1570L-1612S

8175

2

94

58

1/82

Mansfeldiae

1573GI-1612S

7200

3

95

129a/b

1/193/121a

Henneberg.-Hass.

1595LV-1612S

2900

1/1

96

59a/b

1/83/4

Turingiae-Misniae

1573GI-1612S

7300

3/4

97

118

1/166

Brandenburgensis

1590LIV-1612S

4050

1

98

87a/b

1/123/4

Bughaviae-Waldecc.

1579LII-1612S

6625

2/3

99

123a/b

1/167/8

Braunswicensis-Nor

1590LIV-1612S

4050

2/3

100

24a/b

1/33/4

Franconiae-Osn.

1570L-1612S

8075

2/3

101

25

1/35

Regni Bohemiae

1570L-1612S

8175

2

102

26

1/36

Silesiae

1570L-1592L

4825

3

103

135/II

1/36a

Silesiae

1595L-1612S

3350

2

104

60

1/85

Moraviae

1573GI-1612S

7300

2

105

27

1/37

Austriae

1570L-1592L

4675

3

106

140

 

Austriae

1595L-1612S

3500

1

107

28

1/38

Salisburgensis

1570L-1595L

4825

1

108

135/V

 

Salisburgensis

1595L-1612S

3250

2

109

29

1/39

Typus Vindelicae

1570L-1573G

1400

1

110

70

1/86

Bavariae

1573LI-1612S

7025

3

111

30a/b

1/40/1

Bavariae-Wirtemb.

1570L-1581F

2875

1/1

112

94a/b

1/40a/132

Bavariae-Argent.

1584LIII-1612S

4475

2/2

113

88

1/125

Wirtenberg Ducatus

1579LII-1612S

6225

3

114

61a/b