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An image showing 'G294:1/11 India, E Indies by Ortelius'
An image showing 'G294:1/11 India, E Indies by Ortelius'
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Indiae Orientalis, insularumque adjacientium typus

Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Physical description Note: Edges trimmed close to border. Scale: [ca.1:20 000 000 (lat)]. Cartographic Note: Graduated map. Contents Note: Ocean decorated with mermaids, monsters and a ship in distress.
From Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1st publ. 1570. Latin text 'India' , page 84, verso.
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Object Details

ID: G294:1/11
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ortelius, Abraham
Date made: circa 1570
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 35 x 50cm, on sheet 36 x 51cm.