"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

20 May 2018

Happy birthday, Ortelius.

Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, 1570


Abraham Ortelius was born on this day 1527.

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman has quite a collection ... HERE.

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