File:Abraham Ortelius. Palestinae Sive Totius Terrae Promissionis Nova Descriptio Auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenens. 1572.jpg
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[edit]Abraham Ortelius: Latina: Palestinae Sive Totius Terrae Promissionis Nova Descriptio Auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenens. ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. |
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Date |
1572 date QS:P571,+1572-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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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 |
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Source/Photographer | www.raremaps.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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File change date and time | 11:07, 6 January 2009 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 03:07, 6 January 2009 |
Date metadata was last modified | 03:07, 6 January 2009 |