Montanus, Benedict Arias (sold)
Benedict Arias Montanus (1527 - 1598), also known as Benito Arias Montano, was a Spanish orientalist and polymath active in Spain during the second half of the 16th century. Montanus studied in Seville and Alcala and joined the Benedicting order in 1559. He later became a clerical member of the militant monastic Order of St. James. Arias Montanus is best known for editing the eight-volume Antwerp Polyglot Bible. This work contains several important maps, including a world map that some consider to be the first mapping of Australia (although it was printed well before Australia as officially discovered). Arias Montanus was a friend and correspondent with Abraham Ortelius, who encouraged his interest in cartography. His Polyglot Bible however came under scrutiny of the Spanish and Roman inquisitions for its liberal use of rabbinical texts to elucidate parts of the Bible. He was cleared of charges in 1580 and accepted a post as Royal Chaplain to Philip II of Spain. Afterwards he became the superintendent of the Escorial Library and a master of Oriental languages.
Possibly the earliest printed world map to show Australia - well before its recorded discovery!
Pars Orbis.
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This is a scarce and important 1571 map of the world by Benedict Arias Montanus. Finely engraved and prepared for the eight-volume Antwerp Poyglot Bible , this stunning map is considered to by some to be the first printed map to include Australia - well before its ... (more details)
Controversial Map.
Benedict Arias Montanus Sacrae Geographiae Tabulam Ex Antiquissimorum Cultor.
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This is a scarce and important 1571 map of the world by Benedict Arias Montanus. Finely engraved and prepared for the eight-volume Plantin Polyglot Bible, this elegant map was intended to bring the new discoveries of the Americas into a coherent religious context. It further established the Native American population as Hebrew descendants of Noah, and thus Children of God whom the dedicatee of the Polyglot, Philip II of Spain, was obliged to convert. Although its alleged revelations of Australian geography have long been the map's cause celebre, these are overshadowed by the map's actual significance as a cartographic justification of Spanish Imperialism. (more details)
Controversial pre-discovery 'Australia;' Religious argument for Spanish imperialism.
Benedict Arias Montanus Sacrae Geographiae Tabulam Ex Antiquissimorum Cultor.
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- Full resolution TIFF file
- ICC color profile embedded
- Delivered instantly via download link
This is a scarce and important 1571 map of the world by Benedict Arias Montanus. Finely engraved and prepared for the eight-volume Plantin Polyglot Bible, this elegant map was intended to bring the new discoveries of the Americas into a coherent religious context. It further established the Native American population as Hebrew descendants of Noah, and thus Children of God whom the dedicatee of the Polyglot, Philip II of Spain, was obliged to convert. Although its alleged revelations of Australian geography have long been the map's cause celebre, these are overshadowed by the map's actual significance as a cartographic justification of Spanish Imperialism. (more details)