Details

Subject(s)

• Cyprus—Maps—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Limnos (Greece : Municipality)—Maps—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Engraver

Doetichum, Johan van, d. 1600 [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Maps [Browse]

Related work(s)

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. Theatrum orbis terrarum. [Browse]

Notes

• Map of Cyprus with relief shown pictorially.
• Plate [106] from: Theatrum orbis terrarum / Abraham Ortelius. Antverpiae: Apud Ioannem Bapt. Vrintium, 1609.
• Descriptive text on verso has illustrated capitals.
• Ortelius drew the map of Lemnos himself, based on a written acount by Pierre Belon, 1555. cf. Broecke, M.P.R. van den. Ortelius atlas maps.

Language note

In Latin.

Contents

Inset: Lemnos insulae / descriptionem ex Petri Bellonij, libro de Auibus, hoc in loco tanguam parergon adiecimus.

References

• Koeman Ort 39
• Broecke, M.P.R. van den. Ortelius atlas maps 149.2
• Zacharakis, C.G. Catalogue of printed maps of Greece (3rd ed.) 2490

Inset title

Lemnos insulae

OCLC

76954523

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