File:Abraham Ortelius. Palestinae Sive Totius Terrae Promissionis Nova Descriptio Auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenens. 1572.jpg

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Abraham Ortelius: Latina: Palestinae Sive Totius Terrae Promissionis Nova Descriptio Auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenens.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Abraham Ortelius  (1527–1598)  wikidata:Q232916 s:it:Autore:Abraham Ortelius
 
Abraham Ortelius
Alternative names
Ortels, Oertel, Orthellius, Wortels
Description cartographer, historian, engraver, geographer, archaeologist and afsetter
Date of birth/death 14 April 1527 Edit this at Wikidata 28 June 1598 / 29 June 1598 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Antwerp Antwerp
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Antwerp Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q232916
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Latina: Palestinae Sive Totius Terrae Promissionis Nova Descriptio Auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenens.
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English: A nice example of Ortelius' map of the Holy Land, from the 1572 German edition of his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.

The map shows all of the Holy Lands with Egypt. In the upper left is a text box describing the region. In the bottom right is a fine title cartouche with mileage scale below it. Five sailing ships and a sea monster in the ocean.

References: Van Den Broecke 170
Date 1572
date QS:P571,+1572-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions height: 13.5 in (34.2 cm); width: 18 in (45.7 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,13.5U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,18U218593
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Antwerp
Source/Photographer www.raremaps.com
Other versions 1584 version 1595 version

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