Leodinensis Dioecesis Typus / Leodiensis Dioecesis. 37.

Title

Leodinensis Dioecesis Typus / Leodiensis Dioecesis. 37.

Description

The map shows a detailed representation of the Diocese of Liège, which was a significant ecclesiastical region at that time. This area is now part of Belgium and the Netherlands. It also features two cartouches decorated with scrollwork, and the name of the engraver, Abraham Ortelius, is given in the bottom right-hand corner. There is a Latin text on the reverse.

ca. 1601

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.