Holland (Netherlands) - Abraham Ortelius, 1570. (Antique Map In Color)
This map gives you a 16th century view of Holland on one print. Towns, rivers and the North Sea coastline sit on a warm parchment style background, with a compass rose, coats of arms and small sailing ships that look good next to books, wood and brass in a study or living room.
About this map printThis print is based on Hollandiae antiquorum Catthorum sedis nova descriptio, Abraham Ortelius’s map of Holland from his atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, first published in 1570. The map is oriented with east at the top and was drawn from surveys by Jacob van Deventer, one of the key cartographers of the Low Countries in the mid 16th century. It shows the old county of Holland with dense place names, walled cities, lakes, and waterways that later land reclamation changed or erased, so you get a snapshot of the landscape before the big 17th century polders.
A crowned coat of arms in the corner, a compass rose in the Zuiderzee and a mileage scale held by dividers in the German Ocean tie it visually to Ortelius’s other atlas maps, like Europae and his world map Typus Orbis Terrarum.
Craft & finishThis antique map print is made on hand processed paper, with subtle gold highlights and a beeswax finish so it feels like real parchment when you hold it. The surface catches the light softly on the raised parts of the paper, but colors can look slightly different from screen to screen.
Find more prints like this in our Antique Maps collection.
Holland (Abraham Ortelius, 1570.) - Antique Map
In case your print creases during the travel, as it usually does travel for some time, you can safely warm it up with a hair-dryer, and the wax will melt back right into it. You can also use a lighter, which is a much faster method, but be careful to keep the flame either above the paper or parallel to it (which means holding the paper vertically) so it doesn't smudge or even catch fire. The chance of the print actually creasing is very small, as they are rolled in bubble-wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. Also, be sure to keep the print out of the direct sunlight, as it can melt or fade.
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