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Abraham Ortelius was also known as Abraham Ortels. He was born on April 2, 1527 in Antwerp. He was a well - known geographer and cartographer. Abraham Ortelius the cartographer is known for creating the first modern atlas.
Abraham Ortelius was impressed by the works of Mercator and so he decided to pursue his career in the field of geography and cartography. Abraham Ortelius, the Geographer began his career in1547. He worked on the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World) or the Atlas which made him famous. Thus, after this, Cartographer Abraham Ortelius published many works, a list of which is given below:
Abraham Ortelius expired on 1598. Many of his works were published posthumously too.
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