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maps by
A.
Ortelius
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Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)
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Cartographer
and publisher
in Antwerp.
1570 he started
to publish the
first modern
atlas, 'Theatrum
Orbis Terrarum',
with maps in
a uniform size.
The atlas was
issued, revised
and enlarged,
in many editions
and several
languages until
1612.
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| Maps
of the World
and 4 continents, 1571
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| Map
of the World, 1592
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Europe
with a small world
map, 1612
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Pomerania,
Livonia
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Czech Republic, Moravia
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Czech Republic, Bohemia
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Burgundy
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Flanders
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Thuringia & Meissen
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Württemberg
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Salzburg
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Switzerland
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Lake Geneva
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Verona
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Cremona
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Mediterranean Islands
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Carinthia - Istria
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Portugal
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Azores
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Greece, Italy - Islands
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Greece - Islands
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Slovenia - Croatia
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Turkey, Egypt, Tunis
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Ottoman Empire
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Northern
Africa
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China
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