Erythraei Sive Rubri Maris Periplus - Ortelius 1608

Erythraei Sive Rubri Maris Periplus - Ortelius 1608Title: Erythraei Sive Rubri Maris Periplus Cartographer: Abraham Ortelius Origin: Antwerp, Belgium Date: c. 1597 Technique: Copperplate engraving with original hand colouring The Narrative: A Renaissance Bridge to Antiquity In the late 16th century, while Dutch and Portuguese explorers were physically charting the spice routes of the East, Abraham Ortelius was conducting a different kind of exploration: a journey through the "lost" texts of the Roman

and Dato Kramat—remained the lifeblood of the city's geography

spanning from the British Isles to the Far East

" covering the vast region from the Indian subcontinent across the Indochinese Peninsula to the Southeast Asian archipelago

Published: Cologne

predating the British colonial expansion in the region

1842–1846

Cartographer: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703–1772)

Technique: Copperplate Engraving with Hand-Coloring

Coastal Profiles: Along the right-hand margin

Scale: 12 Miles to an Inch

a famous landmark for sailors in the 18th century

Origin: From Sir George Staunton’s An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China