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Title: Itala nam tellus Graecia Maior erat, Ouid. 4. Fast

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Dates

  • Coverage: 1606

Publishers

  • [London [i.e. Antwerp] : J. Norton, 1606]

Summary

Relief shown pictorially. Shows southern Italy; Magna Graecia, or Graecia Maior, is the collective name for the ancient Greek seaport colonies in southern Italy. cf. Webster's new geographical dictionary. Inset: Diomedeæ insulæ. "Hanc Italiæ partem exteriorem sic describere conabar Abrahamus Ortelius, cum Privilegio decennali, 1595." English text on verso with caption title: Magna Græcia, or Great Greece; signature xxij. From: Theatrum orbis terrarum Abrahami Orteli Antverp ... At London [i.e. Antwerp] : Printed by [typis H. Swingenij [for]] Iohn Norton, [1606].

Subjects

  • Italy
  • Italy, Southern—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Maps—Southern Italy—1606
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (14.8949, 18.7635, 42.5036, 37.5959)
  • Geometry: BBOX (14.8949, 18.7635, 42.5036, 37.5959)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. Itala nam tellus Graecia Maior erat, Ouid. 4. Fast. [London [i.e. Antwerp] : J. Norton, 1606]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-cc08hj154

Languages

  • eng