Matthias Quad (1557-1613), a map publisher based in Cologne, was trained in the Netherlands by Johannes van Doetecum, who also worked with the De Jodes. Quad used many De Jode maps as a base to which he added additional information and decorations. Quad was best known for his atlases, which were part of the first boom in atlases best characterized by Abraham Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. In 1592, Quad released an atlas of Europe that had 38 maps. He expanded it in 1594 to 50 maps. In 1600, he expanded the collection of maps further still, this time to 82 maps, and called the atlas, Geographisch Handtbuch. All three were small in size, allowing them to compete as cheaper alternatives to the larger atlases of Ortelius, Mercator, and the De Jodes. Quad released one other atlas, in 1608, with 86 maps, the Fascilus Geographicus.
Detailed map of the Luneburg region of Germany. Major cities shown on the map include Lunebourg, Hamburg, Bremen, Brunswick, Wolfsburg, The present map was produced by two of the primary Cologne School mapmakers, Johann Bussemacher and Matthias...
Detailed regional map of Thuringia in Germany. Shows the region between the Werra and Sala Rivers, centered on Erfurt. The present map was produced by two of the primary Cologne School mapmakers, Johann Bussemacher and Matthias Quad. The Cologne...
Detailed map of the Rhine Palatinate Region of Germany, oriented with South at the top. The map is centered on the Rhine River and includes Frankfurt and Mainz near the bottom of the map, along with Worms, Manheim, Stuttgart, Pforzheim and...
Nice example of this scarce map of the river traversed by the Rhine River, between Basel and regions to the North, published in Cologne. The map is oriented with West at the top. The present map was produced by two of the primary Cologne School...
Nice example of this scarce map of part of the Holstein region in Northern Germany, published in Cologne. The present map was produced by one of the primary Cologne School mapmakers, Johann Bussemacher. The Cologne School of cartography, was perhaps...
Nice example of this scarce map of the Holy Roman Empire, published in Cologne. The present map was produced by two of the primary Cologne School mapmakers, Johann Bussemacher and Matthias Quad. The Cologne School of cartography, was perhaps the only...
Nice example of this scarce map of the Palatinate of Bavaria, with vignette portrait of "Wilhemus D.G.", published in Cologne. Cities shown include Regensburg, Nuremberg, Ingolstadt, etc. The present map was produced by two of the primary Cologne...
Nice example of this scarce map of Bulgaria and Western Turkey, published in Cologne. The map extends north to the Danube and east to Istanbul, centered on Philipolis (Plovdiv). Sophia is named, but is a small town. Adrianapolis (Edirne) is another...
Scarce 16th century map of Spain, pubilshed by Bussemacher in Cologne. One of the earliest obtainable modern maps of Spain.
Nice example of this scarce map of Scandinavia, published in Cologne. The map is oriented with east at the top. The present map was produced by one of the primary Cologne School mapmakers, Johann Bussemacher. The Cologne School of cartography was...
