Abraham Ortelius: Tartariae Sive Magni Chami Regni
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Cartographer:
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Abraham Ortelius
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Title:
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Tartariae Sive Magni Chami Regni
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Date:
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1598
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Published:
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Antwerp
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Width:
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20 inches / 51 cm
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Height:
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15 inches / 39 cm
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Map ref:
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AS1120
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Description:
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| This is arguably one of the most important and more famous of the maps in Ortelius’ ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’, due to its early representation of the Anian (Bering Straits), boosting Europeans awareness of the north Pacific. The map is based on Ortelius’ 1564 wall map of the world and his 1567 wall map of Asia. His Asia map in turn was based on Gastadli’s map of 1561. |