Abraham Ortelius:  Frisia Occidentalis

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Title: Frisia Occidentalis

Map Maker: Abraham Ortelius

Description:

Fine example of Ortelius' map West Friesland, from the 1587 French edition of his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world.

Includes a fascinating inset with a peacock and mythcial figure holding aloft a map of Ancient Friesland.

References: Van Den Broeck 81.

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Maps of the Netherlands