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Abraham Ortelius

Type Figure Region Netherlands Time c. 1527–1598 Also known as Abraham Ortelius、Ortelius、奥特柳斯

Flemish cartographer (c. 1527–1598) whose Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570) founded the modern atlas;…

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  1. 1581–1584Antwerp · AntwerpIn the early 1580s Ortelius openly sympathized with the Dutch revolt and kept contact with the Orange camp. Even after Spain retook Antwerp and the city grew tense, he persisted in cartography and antiquarian studies in Flanders.
  2. 1587Antwerp · AntwerpIn 1587 Ortelius published an expanded edition of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum at Antwerp, adding many regional maps and updating geographical knowledge, consolidating his standing as founder of the modern atlas and influencing European cartography for over a century.
  3. 1588–1590Antwerp · AntwerpFrom 1588 to 1590 Ortelius and friends pursued antiquarian and local-historical research in the Low Countries, weaving historical-geographical scholarship into map compilation and furthering the fusion of humanist learning with cartographic practice.

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