Caletensium et Bononiensium Ditionis accurata delineatio. / Veromanduorum Eorum que confinium exactissima descriptio. Johanne Surbonio Auctore.

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Caletensium et Bononiensium Ditionis accurata delineatio. / Veromanduorum Eorum que confinium exactissima descriptio. Johanne Surbonio Auctore.

Two detailed maps by Ortelius. The left map shows the French coastal region Pas-de-Calais, from Étaples to Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais to Grevelingen (Holland). The right map shows the Hauts-de-France region around Péronne and Saint-Quentin. The cartographic source of this map was Jean de Surhon, who in 1557 obtained the royal privilege to create a map of the region. This is the earlier edition that shows the Veromanduorum region with the south at the tip, not the later replaced right map of 1598, which shows Veromanduorum with the north at the tip. Watermark on the left side. Back with Latin description, page II, 1570 or 1573.

ca. 1570

Artist

Ortelius (1527-1598)

Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598) was a Flemish cartographer and publisher from Antwerp. Originally a map colorist, he became a major figure in cartography through his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570), considered the first modern atlas—a uniform collection of reliable maps in book form. Influenced by Gerardus Mercator, Ortelius published several maps before compiling the Theatrum, which clearly showed America as a separate continent. The work was published in 42 editions and 7 languages by 1612. Unlike many of his peers, Ortelius cited his sources, and his atlas became a milestone in mapmaking and geographic knowledge.

Historical Description

Pas-de-Calais is one of the 83 departments created in 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 1789. It was created by merging Artois and parts of Picardy, the Boulonnais and part of the Ponthieu.