Item 30b: A Postcard Printed by Richard B. Arkway, [ca. twenty-first century], of Abraham Ortelius’ Map of Islandia [Iceland]”, 1595
Item — Box: 15, Folder: 85b
Dates
- 1595
Creator
- Arkway, Richard B. 1927-2014 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Map
General Condition:
Excellent.
Measurements:
6½ in. x 8 ½ in.
Title:
Ortelius, 1595
Description:
The following item depicts a postcard created roughly in the twenty-first century by Richard B. Arkway, of a “Map of Islandia [Iceland],” Anders Sørensen Vedel and published by Abraham Ortelius for his atlas titled Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. The map is highly decorative, depicting the physical geography of Iceland, including its mountains, fjords, and nearby glaciers. The volcano in the background, Mount Hekla, is drawn mid-eruption, and there are a plethora of mythical creatures filling the foreground sea, and drawn stylistically of the era. The map was of great significance when produced in the 16th century, as it was believed to be the “first relatively accurate map of Iceland from indigenous sources” (ICA Commisson on Map Design)
Location:
Iceland (map); New York, NY (Printing)
Creator
- Arkway, Richard B. 1927-2014 (Person)
- Ortelius, Abraham 1527-1598 (Person)
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu