Silesiae Typus: Ortelius c. 1600

Title: Silesiae Typus Author: Abraham Ortelius Date: c. 1600 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Good - age toning, tide marks, wear and discoloration and minor image loss in areas along issued center fold Inches: 16 1/2 x 13 1/2 [Image] Centimeters: 41.91 x 34.29 [Image] Product ID: 318006 Map of the region of Silesia comprised of present-day Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Abraham Ortelius was a true Renaissance man. He served as Cosmographer to Phillip II, King of Spain, and in addition worked as a book dealer, cartographer, numismatist, naturalist, and historian. He had wide interests in classical scholarship and made his fortune in bookmaking and selling. He spoke six languages and had reasonable command of two others. He was without doubt one of the most prominent citizens of Antwerp in the late-sixteenth century, when the city stood as a global trading center, “the city of cities.” He had contacts throughout Europe from his extensive travels