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SUMMARY
Historical maps and their texts in the first modern atlas
by Abraham Ortelius
In this paper the maps and their texts in Ortelius' Parergon
(accessory work with reconstructed Roman maps) are discussed.
From these maps and their texts it becomes apparent that
Ortelius was obsessed with being complete in the listing of his
sources, and equally obsessed with finding the truth when
these sources contradicted each other, which was often the
case. He praises reliable bibliographical sources and provides
arguments for this verdict. Also, he dismisses many other sources
as being untrustworthy, thus providing guidance to his
readers, who are invariably addressed as 'all those studious in
the history of geography'. The close connection he saw between
history and geography is aptly expressed in the motto
he provided for his Parergon, viz. 'Geography is the Eye of
History'. Ortelius considered it impossible, impractical, and
unwise to study geography without considering its historical
context. He explains his reasons for this point of view in the
texts he wrote to accompany his maps. This proves that, particularly
for the Parergon maps, it is impossible to assess the
significance of a map without studying the text that belongs
to it. The translations in Modern English and their development
may now provide a tool for undertaking this task.
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