Getting the Message of Abraham Ortelius’ Heart-Shaped Map and Atlas

In 1564, the celebrated Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius published his first cartographic work: a world map in the shape of a heart. This map manifests a spiritual call toward world unity heavily influenced by the heterodox sect known as the Family of Love. Six years later, Ortelius published t...

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Main Author: Stephanie Inverso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Early Modern Studies
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/bsfm-jems/article/view/14390
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