Abraham Ortelius

Flemish · 1527–1598 · Printmaker

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Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598)

Born 1527, AntwerpDied 1598, AntwerpOccupation PrintmakerWikidata Q232916 ↗ULAN 500011462 ↗Museum works 10

Also known as A. Ortelius, Abraham Oertel, Abraham Ortels, Abram Ortellio, Ortelius

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Abraham Ortelius, Album met cartouches en ornamenten van de kaarten van Abraham Ortelius — **Album met cartouches en ornamenten van de kaarten van Abraham Ortelius**1570 - 1606
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Abraham Ortelius, Romaniae, (quae olim Thracia dicta) Vicinorumque Regionum, uti Bulgariae, Walachiae, Syrfiae, etc. Descriptio — **Romaniae, (quae olim Thracia dicta) Vicinorumque Regionum, uti Bulgariae, Walachiae, Syrfiae, etc. Descriptio**1584
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum — **Theatrum Orbis Terrarum**1608
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Abraham Ortelius, Vierkante cartouche met twee musicerende saters — **Vierkante cartouche met twee musicerende saters**1595
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Abraham Ortelius, Map of the Black Sea and environs by Abraham Ortelius — **Map of the Black Sea and environs by Abraham Ortelius**1590
Bibliothèque nationale de France ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bibliothèque nationale de France

Abraham Ortelius, Utopia — **Utopia**1595
Museum Plantin-Moretus ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum Plantin-Moretus

Abraham Ortelius, Septentrionalium regionum descrip — **Septentrionalium regionum descrip**
Harvard Library ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Harvard Library

Abraham Ortelius, Presbiteri Iohannis, sive, Abissinorum imperii descriptio — **Presbiteri Iohannis, sive, Abissinorum imperii descriptio**
Harvard Library ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Harvard Library

Abraham Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum 1573 Bodleian Maps Collection — **Theatrum Orbis Terrarum 1573 Bodleian Maps Collection**
Hertford College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hertford College

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Abraham Ortelius

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Works in museum collections

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