Abraham Ortelius

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 * 1527/04/14 Antwerp, † 1598/06/28, Antwerp. Cartographer; Collector; Philologist

Correspondence of Abraham Ortelius

Abraham Ortelius

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ᵖ	456
First nameFirst name(s) of the person.	Abraham
Last nameLast name of the person.	Ortelius
Also known asAlternative names.
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Birth dateBirth date: day - month - year.	April 14, 1527 JL
Birth placePlace of birth of the person	Antwerp 51° 13' 16.00" N, 4° 23' 58.96" E
Death dateDeath date: day - month - year.	June 28, 1598
Death placePlace of death of the person	Antwerp 51° 13' 16.00" N, 4° 23' 58.96" E
KeywordKeywords for the person	Cartographer , Collector , Philologist
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ᵖ	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham Ortelius
Image	Abraham Ortelius
Further imagesFurther images of the person.	File:Ortelius, Abraham 2.jpg, File:Ortelius, Abraham 3.jpg, File:Ortelius, Abraham 4.jpg

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Abaraham Ortelius, engraving attributed to Philip Galle after a painting by Pieter Paul Rubens and published in his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1603 (46.5 x 29.5 cm)

Abraham Ortelius, engraving from a painting by Pieter Paul Rubens

Abraham Ortelius, engraving from a painting by Pieter Paul Rubens

Abraham Ortelius, silver medal by Jacques Jonghelinck (1530-1606), Antwerp, 1578. Reverse: ΜΩΡΙΑ ΠΑΡΑ ΤΩ ΘΕΩ. Serpent coiled to left around a pile of books, his head piercing a globus cruciger.

Abraham Ortelius, unsigned silver medal (probably 19th c.)

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Literature

Primary literature	YearYear of the literature reference ᵖ	TypeLiterature type (book, journal, etc.) ᵖ	TitleTitel of the book.
Ortelius 1573	1573 JL	monograph	Deorum dearumque capita ex vetustis numismatibus in gratiam antiquitatis studiosum effigiata et edita ex museo Abrahami Ortelii
Ortelius - Vivianus 1584	1584	monograph	Itinerarium per nonnullas Galliae Belgicae partes
Ortelius - Sweerts 1680	1680	monograph	Deorum dearumque capita, ex antiquis numismatibus Abrahami Ortelli collecta et historica narratione

Secondary literature	YearYear of the literature reference ᵖ	TypeLiterature type (book, journal, etc.) ᵖ	TitleTitel of the book.
Sweerts 1601	1601	monograph	Insignium huius aevi poetarum lacrymae in obitum Cl. V. Abrahami Ortelii Antwerpiani
Sweerts 1612	1612	monograph	XII Caesarum Romanorum imagine e numismatibus expressae, et historica narratione illustrae. Ex museio Franc. Sweerti F.
Hessels 1887	1887	journal	Abrahami Ortelii (geographi Antverpiensis) et virorum eruditorum ad eundem et ad Jacobum Colium Ortelianum (Abraham Ortelii sororis filium) epistulae cum aliquot aliis epistulis et tractatibus quibusdam ab utroque collectis (1524-1628) ex autographis mandante ecclesia Londino-Batava
Scheller 1978	1978	monograph	Nicolaas Rockox als oudheidkundige
Lentz 1994	1994	journal	Abraham Ortelius and medallic art
Dekesel 1998	1998	collective book	Abraham Ortelius: numismate
Büttner 1998	1998	collective book	Abraham Ortelius comme collectionneur
Heenes 2003	2003	monograph	Antike in Bildern. Illustrationen in antiquarischen Werken des 16. und 17. Jahrhundert
Callataÿ 2013a	2013	proceedings	The numismatic interests of Laevinus Torrentius (1525-1595), one of the foremost humanists of his time
Callataÿ 2017	2017	proceedings	Glory and misery of Belgian numismatics from the 16th to the 18th c. as seen through three milestones (Goltz 1563, Serrure 1847 and the Dekesels) and private correspondences

Work

Author of Correspondence

Page	Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .
Abraham Ortelius - Emanuel van Metheren - 1557-10-25	25 October 1557 JL
Abraham Ortelius - Emanuel van Metheren - 1559-7-3	3 July 1559 JL
Abraham Ortelius - Jacob Cool - 1586-01-09	9 January 1586
Abraham Ortelius - Jacob Cool - 1587-1-19	19 January 1587
Abraham Ortelius - Jacob Cool - 1590-08-25	25 August 1590
Abraham Ortelius - Jacob Cool - 1591-5-2	2 May 1591
Abraham Ortelius - Jacob Cool - 1592-5-6	6 May 1592
Abraham Ortelius - Jacob Cool - 1593-1-27	27 January 1593
Abraham Ortelius - Jacob Cool - 1595-1-4	4 January 1595
Abraham Ortelius - Jacob Cool - 1595-02-02	2 February 1595
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Recipient of Correspondence

Page	Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .
Adolf Occo - Abraham Ortelius - 1582-11-5	5 November 1582
Adolf Occo - Abraham Ortelius - 1598-5-4	4 May 1598
Agostino Mosti - Abraham Ortelius - 1583-9-21	21 September 1583
Andreas Schott - Abraham Ortelius - 1594-9-26	26 September 1594
Angelo Breventano - Abraham Ortelius - 1593-1-9	9 January 1593
Antoine Le Pois - Abraham Ortelius - 1575-3-25	25 March 1575 JL
Arnold Wachtendonck - Abraham Ortelius - 1575-11-14	14 November 1575 JL
Bernhard Paludanus - Abraham Ortelius - 1596-3-22	22 March 1596
Charles Brooman - Abraham Ortelius - 1590-9-11	11 September 1590
Charles Brooman - Abraham Ortelius - 1590-10-12	12 October 1590
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References

Page	Category
Marc Laurinus van Watervliet - Abraham Ortelius - 1583-2-10	Correspondence
Laevinus Torrentius - Andreas Schott - 1589-1-30	Correspondence
Fulvio Orsini - Nicolaas Rockox - 1590-8-2	Correspondence
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc - Lelio Pasqualini - 1601-1602	Correspondence
Jan Vekemans - Jacob Cool - 1608-4-23	Correspondence
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc - Lelio Pasqualini - 1608-11-2	Correspondence
Paolo Gualdo - Lorenzo Pignoria - 1609-4-3	Correspondence
Simonds D'Ewes - Nicolaas Heinsius - 1649-10-16	Correspondence
Simonds D’Ewes - Nicolaas Heinsius - 1649-10-16	Correspondence
Enrico Noris - Francesco Mezzabarba Birago - 1683-11-23	Correspondence
Enrico Noris - Francesco Mezzabarba Birago - 1683-12-6	Correspondence
Enrico Noris - Francesco Mezzabarba Birago - 1683-12-14	Correspondence
Enrico Noris - Francesco Mezzabarba Birago - 1684-1-25	Correspondence
Gisbert Cuper - William Trumbull - 1692-01-09	Correspondence

Keywords

Literature

Antiquarianism Antwerp Belgium Biography Book Production Bruges Catalogue Coin Collection Coin Collector Coin Collectors Correspondence Cults Drawing Engraved Plates History Of Numismatics Iconography Library Liège Portrait Renaissance Republic Of Medals Roman Roman Republican

Work

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Relations (referenced in work)

Adolf Occo Agostino Mosti Alfonso Chacon Andreas Fabricius Andreas Schott Angelo Breventano Anthonis Mor Antoine Le Pois Arnold Wachtendonck Bernhard Paludanus Charles Brooman Christophe Plantin Conrad Peutinger Costanzo Landi Daniel Rogers Elizabeth I of England Emanuel van Metheren Emmanuel Barbosa Enea Vico Fulvio Orsini Gian Vincenzo della Porta Hans Woutneel Hubert Goltzius Jacob Cool Jacopo Strada Jan Moretus Jean Vivien Joachim Camerarius the Younger Johannes Sambucus Johannes Vivianus Johann Jacob Fugger Joost Lips Marc Laurinus van Watervliet Markus Fugger Markus Welser Marquard Freher Onofrio Panvinio Otto van Veen Philips Galle Philips Van Winghe Philips van Winghe Pirro Ligorio Robert Aske Sebastiano Erizzo Steven Winand Pigge Theodoor Galle Wenceslas Cobergher William Camden William Cecil William Charke Wolfgang Lazius