This inspired him to start his work as a compiler and publisher of maps. He traveled through Europe and sold books, prints, and maps.
In this way, he directed his interest in map production. During this journey, Mercator convinced his friend not only to engrave and color other people’s maps but to become a cartographer himself. In the years 1559-1560, he accompanied his friend Mercator on his cartographic expedition through Trier, Lorraine, and Poitiers. In 1554 he trained as an engraver and founded his business, where he dealt in books and antiques. Ortelius began his career as a card engraver, probably without even realizing it. He is often regarded as one of the founders of the Dutch School of Cartography and as one of the most remarkable personalities of this school in its heyday (the 1570s-1670s).ĪLSO READ: Yuli Gurriel Wife, Brother, Family, MLB Career, Why was He Suspended? Early Career As a youth, he studied mathematics, Latin, and Greek and completed an apprenticeship as a map engraver, which earned him entry into the Antwerp Guild of Map Illuminators in 1557. He did not acquire much in formal education, probably as a result of his father’s death when he was still at a tender age. EducationĪbraham Ortelius was born on April 14, 1527, in Antwerp, which then belonged to the Habsburg Netherlands, but is now part of present-day Belgium. Ortelius opened a store where he sold books and antiques, which were managed by him and his sister. As a result, he also became very close to his cousin Emanuel van Meteren, who was a Flemish historian and consul. His father had three children, including him, but died in 1535, so Abraham and his siblings were raised by his uncle Jacob van Meteren (who had previously been in exile). Ortelius belonged to an influential Catholic family in Augsburg, which was suspected of having joined the Protestant movement at the time.
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