Brabantian cartographer and geographer who is recognized for being the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. He is also known for being one of the founders of the Dutch School of Cartography. He is also believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined together before drifting to their present positions. Abraham Ortelius was born on April 14, 1527 in Antwerp, Belgium. His observations of continental changes and his insistence on rupture and separation were expanded upon and explained as continental drift in a 1912 publication by Alfred Wegener. His career began as a map-engraver. He began traveling extensively to Europe and throughout the Seventeen Provinces. In 1547, he entered the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke as an illuminator of maps. In 1564, he published his first map Typus Orbis Terrarum, an eight-leveled wall map of the world. Scroll below and check our most recent updates about Abraham Ortelius Net Worth, Salary, Biography, Age, Career, Wiki. Also discover more detailed information about Current Net worth as well as Monthly/Year Salary, Expense, Income Reports!

He was born and raised in Antwerp, Habsburg, Netherlands. He has not shared his parent’s names. We will update Family, Sibling, Spouse and Children’s information. Right now, we don’t have much information about Education Life.

He was honored with a Google Doodle on May 20, 2018. His publication of the atlas in 1570 is also considered being the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography.

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