Geographer, mapmaker
Born: Antwerpen 4-04-1527
Died: Antwerpen 28-06-1598

Ortelius was a collector and dealer in books, manuals, maps and pictures. In 1564 he published a map of the world and in 1567 he published maps of Egypt and Asia. He was known for his map collection Thearum Orbis Terrarum. This first modern atlas was many times reprinted in different languages. Later on Mercator’s and other people’s atlases pushed aside the Thearum Orbis Terrarum.