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  1. Title: Romaniae, quae olim Thracia dicta, vicinarumq3. regionum, uti Bulgariae, Walachiae, Syrfiae, etc. descriptio, 1584 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Romaniae, quae olim Thracia dicta, vicinarumq3. regionum, uti Bulgariae, Walachiae, Syrfiae, etc. descriptio. It was published by: C. Plantin in 1584. Scale approximately 1:2,355,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  2. Title: Poland, 1584 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Poloniae finitimarumque locorum descriptio. It was published by: Auctoris aere & cura impressum, absbolutúmque apud Christophorum Plantinum in 1584. Scale approximately 1:2,600,000. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the WGS 1984 World Mercator (EPSG: 3395) coordinate system. All map features and collar and inset information are shown as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of geographies, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  3. Title: Europe, 1649 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Europam, sive Celticam veterem, sic describere conabar Abrahamus Ortelius ; Evert Sijmons z. Hamers veldt sculpsit. It was published by Apud Ioannem Ianssonium in 1649. Scale [ca. 1:15,000,000]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Europe Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief and woodland shown pictorially. Includes also title in decorative cartouche, illustrations of ships and marine animals. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  4. Title: Great Britain, 1608 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Britannicarum insularum typus, ex conatibus Geographicis Abrah. Ortelij, cum privileg. decen., 1595. It was published by Giovanni Bapta. Vrintio in 1608. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Includes also Italian text on map verso, Latin descriptions of historically significant locations, ornamental cartouche showing birds, and illustrations of ships. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  5. Title: Great Britain, 1642 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Insularum Britannicarum acurata Delineatio, ex geographicis conatibus Abrahami Ortelii ; Petrus Kaerius caelavit. It was published after Ioannem Ianssonium in 1642. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000]. Map in Latin. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief and political borders shown pictorially. Includes also notes and illustrations of sailing ships, sea creatures, and people. On verso: text in French. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  6. Title: Scotland, United Kingdom, 1584 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Scotiae tabula, Abraham Ortelius. It was published by Ortelius ca. 1584. Scale indeterminable. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially. Includes also Latin text; description of Scotland on verso; Ornate title cartouche; sea monster and ship; Relief shown pictorially. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  7. Title: Morocco, ca. 1642 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Fezzae et Marocchi regna Africae celeberrima, describebat Abrah. Ortelius. It was published by Willem Blaeu ca. 1642. Scale [ca. 1:2,300,000]. Covers Morocco and a portion of Algeria, Portugal, and Spain. Map in Latin.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Africa Sinusoidal projected coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, roads and routes, territorial boundaries, shoreline features, and more. Relief shown pictorially.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  8. Title: Kaart von circa 1590 cf. pag. 418 Abr. ortelii epistulae

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    Summary: 1 map ; 8 x 14 in. Schematic display of Ortelius' "Typus orbis terrarum". Handwritten note in Latin on the top of the schematic.

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  9. Title: Nova & accurata Tusciæ antiquæ descriptio

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Includes historical notes. Probably issued in: A compleat body of ancient geography, both sacred and profane ... / by the learned G. Hornius. Printed at The Hague : and sold by T. Osborne ... London, 1741.

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  10. Title: Daphne

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    Summary: "Cum privilegio decennali." Bird's eye view of Daphne, an ancient suburb of Antioch, Turkey. Latin text on verso, with caption title: Daphne, Antiochiæ suburbium; p. xxxix. From: Theatrum orbis terrarum Abrahami Ortelii Antuerp. geographi regii ... Antuerpiæ : apud Ioannem Bapt. Vrintium, 1603.

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  11. Title: Italia Gallica sive Gallia Cisalpina

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Massstab in graph. Form (Scala Milliarium). Has an elaborate title cartouche, as well as additional cartouches to the right: Incerti sitvs loca, and the bottom right: Incongnitæ positionis popvli. Shows administrative boundaries, cities, towns, geographical features, forests, etc. Prime meridian: Ferro.

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  12. Title: Carta marina

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    Summary: From: Il teatro del mondo ... In Venezia : Per Domenico Louisa, 1697. A reduction of the Carta marina popularized by Porcacchi and Magini; originally published by Pietro Marchetti in Brescia, 1598. cf. Shirley, R. The mapping of the world, p. 231.

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  13. Title: Creta, Iouis magni, medio iacet insula ponto

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Priuilegio decennali." Ancillary island maps at top: Corsica -- Insulae Maris Ionii -- Sardinia. From: Abrahami Ortelii Theatri orbis terrarum parergon ... Antverpiæ : Ex Officina Plantiniana, 1624.

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  14. Title: Asiae nova descriptio

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Text on verso in Spanish: Asia, p. 3. Probably issued in: Theatro d'el orbe de la tierra de Abraham Ortelio. En Anvers : en la libreria Plantiniana, 1612.

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  15. Title: Cypri insulae nova descript. 1573

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    Summary: 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.

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  16. Title: Tempe

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    Summary: "Cum privilegio decennali, 1590." Bird's eye view of the Vale of Tempe at the foot of Mt. Olympus. Latin text on verso, with caption title: Tempe, Thessalica; p. xxxxviij.

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  17. Title: Peruuiae auriferæ regionis typus

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    Summary: Shows portion of Central America and northwestern South America. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Theatrum orbis terrarum. Addidtamentum III. The two Italian editions of 1608 and 1612 are identical. cf. Burden, P.D. The mapping of North America, p. 72. Includes ill. Italian text on verso; signature 9. Originally issued on sheet with 2 other maps.

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  18. Title: Pontos Euxeinos = Pontus Euxinus : æquor Iasonio pulsatum remige primum

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. "Cum priuilegio Imp. Reg. et Belgico, Ad decennium 1590." From: Theatrum orbis terrarum Abrahami Orteli Antverp ... At London [i.e. Antwerp] : Printed by [typis H. Swingenij [for]] Iohn Norton, [1606]. Text on verso in English. "Made by Ortelius on the basis of modern information from Mercator's South-East Europe atlas which appeared in 1589 ... and ancient knowledge from Plinius, Ovidius, Strabo, Apollonius, Procopius and Appianus."--M.P.R. van den Broecke, Ortelius atlas maps, p. 213.

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

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    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].

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  20. Title: Valentiæ regni, olim Contestanorum si Ptolemaeo, Edetanorum si Plinio credimus typus

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    Summary: Map of Valencia, Spain with relief shown pictorially. "Cum priuilegio ad decennium 1584." English text on verso with caption title: The Kingdome of Valentia; p. 19. Plate [19] from: Theatrum orbis terrarum / Abraham Ortelius. [London [i.e. Antwerp] : J. Norton, 1606]

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