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Map Journey and Life of the Patriarch Abraham. Abrahami Patriarchae peregrinatio et vita

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Title

  • Journey and Life of the Patriarch Abraham.

Other Title

  • Abrahami Patriarchae peregrinatio et vita

Summary

  • This map tracing the life of the patriarch Abraham was published in Antwerp in 1590 by Abraham Ortelius (1527-98), the Flemish publisher who created the world's first atlas. It is the first printing of a map by Tilemann Stella (circa 1525-89), a German cartographer, geographer, and mathematician. The inset map at the upper left shows Abraham's journey to the Holy Land from the land of his birth, identified in the Bible as Ur of the Chaldees. The main map shows places in the Holy Land identified with Abraham, and is framed with colored illustrations of scenes from Abraham's long and eventful life.

Names

  • Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598 Creator.
  • Stella, Tilemannus Contributor.

Created / Published

  • Antwerp : Officina Plantiniana, 1590.

Headings

  • -  Israel
  • -  1590

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: Copperplate; 350 x 452 millimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Israel.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668400

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ortelius, Abraham, Creator, and Tilemannus Contributor Stella. Journey and Life of the Patriarch Abraham. Antwerp: Officina Plantiniana, 1590. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668400/.

APA citation style:

Ortelius, A. & Stella, T. C. (1590) Journey and Life of the Patriarch Abraham. Antwerp: Officina Plantiniana. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668400/.

MLA citation style:

Ortelius, Abraham, Creator, and Tilemannus Contributor Stella. Journey and Life of the Patriarch Abraham. Antwerp: Officina Plantiniana, 1590. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668400/>.