Abraham Ortelius

Mapmaker

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

Welcome to Twitter, my dear friend! Looking forward to learning more about the collections in your wonderful museum @plantinmoretus.

[Museum Plantin-Moretus @plantinmoretus]

In our very first tweet, we present to you: our 16th-century founding father, printer-publisher Christophe Plantin (c. 1520-1589).

Follow us for fun facts, oddities, peculiarities and treasures #rarebooks #prints #typography #historicalhouse!

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

https://t.co/rIpepDnv3j

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

Self-portrait of Lucas van Valckenborch with Georg Hoefnagel and Abraham Ortelius in a village feast

VALCKENBORCH, LUCAS VAN

Copyright ©Museo Nacional del Prado

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

@torfsrik Grondwaterpeil laag tot erg laag voor tijd van het jaar, ondanks regen van voorbije weken
https://t.co/wEOiLAccTx

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

Great! Woodblocks of the Officina Plantiniana in the spotlights.
#plantinmoretus

[matthew edney @mhedney]

Deadline for abstracts for the Bucharest 2021 International Conference on the History of Cartography approaching fast: https://t.co/16dgivdTQS

What should I propose to talk about?

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

@helmers_h @RenWarwick Bedankt voor de update. Hou me maar op de hoogte.

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

14,000 woodcuts waiting for your creativity. Ideal for fighting boredom
www.impressedbyplantin
#impressedbyplantin

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

#lockdownbestiary

[Kristof Selleslach @kristofselle]

In Dutch we have the expression ‘I am at the end of my Latin’ (I am exhausted). Franciscus Raphelengius literally did it in a letter of 1601 to Balthasar Moretus. He started in Latin, and halfway he switched to Dutch with the words ‘Ick ben ten eynde Latyn’ (I am out of Latin).

[British Library @britishlibrary]

🌍 Our @BL_Digitisation team have been working to put 30 historical globes online and available for all on our website. There will also be an augmented reality version available via the Sketchfab app. Watch our video to find out more.

#LetsGetDigital

[Kristof Selleslach @kristofselle]

To be naughty when you’re the grandson of a printer could have special consequences. #OnThisDay in 1587 Christophe Plantin punished the 11-year-old Christophe Beys. His grandson had to report his day in Latin, and then set up the report and print it on his grandfather’s presses.

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

Finally I get official recognition for this extraordinary map 😉

[Koning Boudewijnstichting @KBS_FRB]

Masterpiece! Vlaamse overheid neemt werk van Abraham Ortelius op in Topstukkenlijst: kaart van Utopia, gebaseerd op boek Thomas More. Trots dat inspanning van @KBS_FRB om werk te bewaren, op deze manier gewaardeerd wordt! Te zien in Museum Plantin-Moretus https://t.co/I0XI0cTaiJ

[Tony Campbell @portolanchart01]

OTD 1997 ‘Map History’ was launched. Are many websites still active after 23 years? The pages for conferences, deadlines (the only such list), fellowships, map image sites and texts are regularly updated, with no delay. Please use and send information! https://t.co/jutlEruGjW

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

Theatrum Circuitus Franciae: https://t.co/pNIz61e8Oe

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

Glad to hear that another ICHC went very well. Many thanks to the Amsterdam team @ICHC2019
The history of cartography is still very alive and kicking!
#ichc2019 #historyofcartography

[Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services @BDLSS]

If you're curious about alba amicorum, our friends at @CamDigLib have digitized cartographer Abraham Ortelius's album amicorum, with lots of background information. Here is the inscription by fellow cartographer Gerhard Mercator: https://t.co/kqOvCsX0bO

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

For those of you who enjoyed #ichc2015 in Antwerp, why don 't you come back for more? https://t.co/KQYJ8WB2Jo
#ichc2019
#fellowship
@ICHC2019

[Abraham Ortelius @AbrOrtelius]

II will be present at #ichc2019 in Amsterdam. On 17 July Joost Depuydt shows new research on my Utopia map & Dirk Imhof talks about the problematic sale of my Spanish atlas in the 17th century.
https://t.co/zrR1bOnygJ
#utopia #theatrumorbisterrarum #ortelius