Orbis Longitudines Repertae e Magnetis a Polo Declinatione.

Discovery of the Longitudes method by Johannes Plancius from 'Nova Reperta

Type of object:

Book & Prints

Time period:

Gouden eeuw Nederland, Denemarken & Belgie

Place:

Antwerp

Date:

1636

Maker / Author:

Stradanus, Johannes

Publisher / Printer:

engraving by Joan Galle 1636-1677

Dimensions:

36 x 46,5 cm

Material:

engraving

Graduation:

Inscription:

idem title

Provenance:

Nova Reperta

References:

Hollstein 410-429 (calling for 20 plates in the Reperta although the BM catalogue and Sabin describe only 19 as here); Sabin 92665-92667; Tooley, “One of the Rarest Picture Atlases” in: The Map Collector, No. 2, March 1978

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Description

A large sailing ship with a Jesuit flag, navigating the sea; a man seated in the stern of the ship follows the longitude with a magnet. Plate numbered "16." From Nova Reperta, a set of 20 prints illustrating new inventions and discoveries, from 1588 after drawings by Jan van der Straet. Plate numbered "16." From Nova reperta, a set of 20 prints illustrating new inventions and discoveries, after drawings by Jan van der Straet. The set was published in Antwerp, first by Philips Galle (ca. 1591) and later by Karel de Mallery (after 1612), Theodoor Galle (before 1636) and Johannes Galle (before 1677) (New Hollstein).
Johannes Plancius or 'Platvoet' was born in Dranouter, Southern Netherlands, but moved to Amsterdam as priest and geographer. He was the initialiser of the first large Dutch sea-explorers to India and the North East-passage ( with Barenths).