Ortelius Archives - Daniel Crouch Rare Books https://crouchrarebooks.com/gallery-tag/ortelius/ Rare Maps, Vintage Maps, Antique Maps, Rare Atlases, Rare Books Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:08:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/dcrb-favicon-100x100.png Ortelius Archives - Daniel Crouch Rare Books https://crouchrarebooks.com/gallery-tag/ortelius/ 32 32 238712441 The earliest printed map to focus on China https://crouchrarebooks.com/browse/the-earliest-printed-map-to-focus-on-china-3/ Sat, 28 Sep 2024 02:48:38 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/browse/the-earliest-printed-map-to-focus-on-china-3/ By ORTELIUS, Abraham, 1584 [1595].

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Engraved map with fine original hand colour.

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To Abraham Ortelius, “the most brilliant and best of good friends” https://crouchrarebooks.com/browse/to-abraham-ortelius-the-most-brilliant-and-best-of-good-friends/ Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:17:15 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/browse/to-abraham-ortelius-the-most-brilliant-and-best-of-good-friends/ By BRAUN, G[eorg], 22 January 1595.

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Single leaf, folding to make four pages, manuscript letter in ink on two, integral address leaf; mounted onto a guard, paper strengthened at outer margin.

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Abraham Ortelius https://crouchrarebooks.com/browse/abraham-ortelius/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:36:31 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/browse/abraham-ortelius/ By [GALLE, Philips; after Adriaen Thomaszoon KEY], 1579].

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Engraved portrait, with letterpress text to verso.

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The earliest printed map to focus on China https://crouchrarebooks.com/browse/the-earliest-printed-map-to-focus-on-china-4/ Mon, 25 Dec 2023 19:44:30 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/browse/the-earliest-printed-map-to-focus-on-china-4/ By ORTELIUS, Abraham, 1584 [1598].

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Engraved map with hand colour, loss to top right margin skilfully reinstated.

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Ortelius writes to his “most brilliant and dearest nephew” https://crouchrarebooks.com/browse/ortelius-writes-to-his-most-brilliant-and-dearest-nephew/ Sun, 24 Dec 2023 11:05:45 +0000 https://crouchrarebooks.com/browse/ortelius-writes-to-his-most-brilliant-and-dearest-nephew/ By ORTELIUS, Abra[ham], 4 January 1595.

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Single leaf, manuscript letter in pen and ink on recto, address panel on verso; mounted onto a guard to left margin; small loss to left margin likely from seal tear, two areas of old restoration to verso at right margin and in address panel.

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