Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae descriptio, auctore Antonio Jenkinsono Anglo, edita Londini anno 1562 (Ortelius’s reduced plate in the first Theatrum, 1570)
Russiae, Moscoviae Et Tartariae Descriptio. Auctore Antonio Ienkensono Anglo, edita Londini Anno 1562 & dedicata illustriss. D. Henrico Sijdneo Walliei presidi. Cum privilegio.
Abraham Ortelius, after Anthony Jenkinson (Antwerp, 1570)
How we know
compilation Assembled from earlier sources. The author did not observe it directly.
Compilation: Ortelius's reduction of Jenkinson 1562 (previous record) with eight text blocks retained.
Research notes
- Derivative of Jenkinson; Rumsey also holds the 1608 Italian issue (image 10001301). Not an independent witness.
- Rumsey note: 8 blocks of text, 3 within cartouches.
Why it matters
The plate through which Jenkinson's Tartaria reached Europe for forty years; the Rumsey 1570 impression complements the LOC 1570 Theatrum (item 2003683482), the LOC 1914 reproduction, and the University of Tartu copies located via Europeana (1570: hdl.handle.net/10062/2492; 1573 issue).
Places named
Russia; Muscovy; Tartaria; Caspian; Nagaia; Cassackia; Colmack; Kirgessi; Samarcand; Boghar
Who copied whom
- this one was drawn from it (stated)Jenkinson 1562 is parent of Ortelius 1570; Ortelius's reduced plate of Jenkinson
- same atlas (stated)Both plates of the 1570 Theatrum orbis terrarum
- reproduces this one (probable)1914 reproduction of Jenkinson 1562, probably via the Ortelius plate (Kordt)
Keep exploring
The maps drawn just before and just after this one.
