High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Abraham Ortelius (Abraham Ortels) (April 14, 1527 – June 28,exile in England to take care of Ortelius. Abraham remained close to his cousin Emanuel van Meteren who would later move to London. In 1575 he was appointed geographer to the king of Spain, Philip II, on the recommendation of Arias Montanus, who vouched for his orthodoxy.