Left lower Legend: Turkish empire from an Epitome by Fillip Galle.
This 3in. x4.25 in. is a miniature derivative map based on Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, map # 50 of the Turkish Empire, by Fillip Galle in 1592. Beginning in 1579 and over a 42 year span, Galle produced at least 25 versions of the Theatrum in small atlases called Epitomes (shortened smaller versions) with Ortelius’ knowledge. There were no copyright laws yet and there is no history of disapproval by Ortelius. The empire stretches from Walachia (now part of Rumania) and Tripoli (part of modern Libya) to Persia and to western Asia including and through the entire Arabian peninsula to the Indian Ocean.
Fillip Galle (1537-March 1612) was a Dutch publisher, designer and engraver. He was born in Haarlem in the Netherlands. He then moved to Antwerp in 1569 and lived with his wife and son in a house opposite the Ortelius home. He was well known and friendly with Ortelius.
References:
1. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum 1570
2. Phillip Galle Wikipedia.org
3. Van den Broecke, Krogt and Meurer, edit. “Abraham Ortelius and THE FIRST ATLAS”{ ISBN 9061943884
4. Tooley’s Dictionary of Mapmakers
Curated text by Leonard Rothman December 2020.
Image from The Leonard and Juliet Rothman Holy Lands Map Collection at Stanford Libraries: https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/11460913
