Artist
Hans Collaert II(Flemish, 1566–1628)Flemish, 1566–1628
Artistafter
Johannes Stradanus(Flemish, 1523–1605, active Italy)Flemish, 1523–1605, active Italy
PublisherPublished by
Joannes Galle(Flemish, c. 1600–1676)Flemish, c. 1600–1676
CultureFlemish
Titles
- Orbis Longitudines Repertae a Magnetis a Polo Declinatione
- Discovery of the Establishment of the Longitudes
Datec. 1600
MediumEngraving
Dimensionsplate: 7 7/8 × 10 5/8 inches
sheet: 11 1/8 × 13 9/16 inches
sheet: 11 1/8 × 13 9/16 inches
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1998.9.16
Not on view
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer FoundationObject Type
"Renaissance Technology in Print," Hawn Gallery, Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, August 20–October 12, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on the plate bottom left corner below the image: 16 .
Printed on the plate centered below the image: ORBIS LONGITVDINES REPERTAE E MAGNETIS A POLO DECLINATIONE .
Printed on the plate bottom margin below the image: Magnete paulum vtrinque Saepe deuia Dat inuenire portum vbique Plancius.
Printed on the plate centered below the image: ORBIS LONGITVDINES REPERTAE E MAGNETIS A POLO DECLINATIONE .
Printed on the plate bottom margin below the image: Magnete paulum vtrinque Saepe deuia Dat inuenire portum vbique Plancius.
Printed on the image bottom left to right: Ioan. Stradanus inuent. Ioan Galle excud.
Catalogue raisonnéNew Hollstein 338 (Stradanus); New Hollstein 1209 (Collaert)
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Hans Sebald Beham
1544
Engraving
BF.1998.11
Hendrik Hondius
no date
Etching in colors
BF.2020.5
Pomponius Mela
published 1576
Bound book
BF.2017.8