He was a self-taught copper engraver who founded his own cartographic and publishing establishment in 1702. Homann came from a family of mapmakers and publishers in Nuremberg. Hooftman was a driving force for Ortelius to create his modern world Atlas which became very successful indeed. Hooftman was notorious for buying any map he could get his hands on, and this, of course, is how Hooftman met Ortelius. His goal was to be able to determine the best times and routes for sending out his ships. His best customer became Aegidius Hooftman of Antwerp, a merchant who spent quite a large sum of time and money studying the sea, wind, and ocean tides. His work with maps began after his father died, and Ortelius would buy, color, and sell maps in order to support his widowed mother, his sisters, and himself. Ortelius did not have a stellar academic background, but nonetheless, he was highly regarded by European scholars. If you would like to explore Ortelius’s famous Theatrum orbis terrarum, click here. The world map presented in this exhibit was featured in his atlas. 1 Abraham Ortelius,Ībraham Ortelius is well known for having created the first modern Atlas: Theatrum orbis terrarum (“Theatre of the World”) in 1570. Ortelius lived from 1527-1598 and was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and Homann became famous in Nuremberg, Germany during his life from 1663-1724. StefanyĪbraham Ortelius and Johann Baptist Homann were very successful cartographers who benefitted from the rising trend in curiosity cabinets during the Renaissance. Stuckenberg, Special Collections and College Archives, Gettysburg College Abraham Ortelius, Typvs Orbis Terrarvm.Įngraved and hand colored, On loan from of Bruce R. Johann Baptist Homann, Ship Model Map (Neue tafel, yor alle liebhabers, und seefahrende perfonen) engraved and hand colored, Gift of John H.W. This information is adopted from the Printed World catalogue series, one of the most enjoyable and informative Australian Antique map catalogues available, created and compiled by Simon Dewez. Although the map was prepared in 1589, its first appearance in an Ortelius atlas was in 1590.
Theatrum went through many editions and changes, with some maps being removed and others being added. It was regarded as the first 'modern' atlas, as all the maps were engraved with a similar format and the same size.
Ībraham Ortelius first published his magnificent Theatrum Orbis Terrarum atlas in 1570. Terra Australis Incognita is clearly delineated as a coastline incorporating Tierra del Fuego and sloping up across the Pacific towards New Guinea.
The Solomon Islands are charted not only too close to New Guinea, but also substantially larger than they are in reality. Although on his world map Ortelius questions the island status of New Guinea, here he clearly depicts the country as an island. This was an active time for the Spanish who were now expanding their influence and exploration west of Mexico City. Their intentions are clearly depicted in the illustration (together with notation) of Ferdinand Magellan's flagship the Victoria entering the Pacific after having circumnavigated the globe. Maris Pacifici illustrates the lengths to which the Spanish had gone, in order to establish some control over any possible sea passage to the East Indies via South America. The first published map devoted to the Pacific and the most important i6th century map to show the Spanish domination of the South Seas.
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