Romania, Bulgaria, Walachia et Syrfia

Title : Romania, Bulgaria, Walachia et Syrfia
Cartographer : Abraham Ortelius
Date : 1601
Dimensions : 16,5 x 12,5 cm

This map is taken from the 1601 edition of the Ortelius Atlas - "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (Theatre of the World), first printed in 1570, so this is a 16 century image of the territory of Romania.

"Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World) is considered the first true atlas in the modern sense: a collection of uniform map sheets and sustaining text bound to form a book for which copper printing plates were specifically engraved. The Ortelius atlas is sometimes referred to as the summary of sixteenth-century cartography. Many of his atlas's maps were based upon sources that no longer exist or are extremely rare. Ortelius appended a unique source list (the "Catalogus Auctorum") identifying the names of contemporary cartographers, some of whom would otherwise have remained obscure. More than an original concept, the Theatrum was also the most authoritative and successful such work during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Because it was frequently revised to reflect new geographical and historical insights, contemporary scholars in western Europe praised the Theatrum highly for its accuracy, even as they embraced the atlas's concept. The Theatrum atlas first appeared in 1570 and continued to be published until 1612. During this period, over seventy-three hundred copies were printed in thirty-one editions and seven different languages-a remarkable figure for the time. "

Aceasta este luata din editia de la 1601 a Atlasului lui Ortelius "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (Teatrul Lumii), atlas ce a avut prima editie in 1570, asadar aceasta harta reprezinta o imagine de secol XVI a teritoriului Romaniei.

"Theatrum Orbis Terrarum al lui Ortelius este considerat primul atlas modern, in adevaratul sens al cuvantului: o colectie de harti uniforme si text care sa le sustina, legate pentru a forma o carte pentru care placute de cupru pentru tiparire au fost special gravate. Atlasul Ortelius este cateodata mentionat ca fiind rezumatul cartografiei secolului XVI. Multe din hartile atlasului acestuia se bazau pe surse care nu mai exista sau sunt extrem de rare. Ortelius a anexat o lista unica de surse ("Catalogus Auctorum") indentificand numele cartografilor contemporani, dintre care cativa, in alt fel, ar fi ramas obscuri. Mai mult decat un concept original, Theatrum a fost cel mai autoritar si de succes opera de acest gen de la sfarsitul secolului XVI si inceputul secolului XVII. Deoarece a fost periodic revizuit pentru a reflecta noile descoperiri geografiece si istorice, invatatii contemporani din Europa de Vest au pretuit atlasul pentru acuritatea de care da dovada, chiar si in timp ce imbratisau conceptia de atlas. Atlasul Theatrum a aparut pentru prima data in 1570 si a continuat sa se publice pana in 1612. In aceasta perioada, peste 7300 de copii au fost printate, in 31 de editii, si in 7 limbi diferite - o suma impresionanta pentru acea vreme."

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