Abraham Ortelius was referenced and lauded in numerous works both during and after his lifetime. Among these was Isaac Bullard’s ‘Academie des sciences et des arts, contenant les vies, & les eloges historiques des hommes illustres’, a collection of short biographies of notable men of learning, illustrated by their portraits. The entry dedicated to the life and career of Ortelius was accompanied by an engraved version of his portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, painted in 1633. The plate was made by Edme de Boulonois, a Parisian engraver active during the mid-seventeenth century. It shows the cartographer in profile, wearing a fur cape, and is captioned with “Abrahamus. Ortelius. Cosmographus Regius”.