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| Keywords: 1852 Jansson Map of Europe in Antiquity - Geographicus - EuropeAncient-jansson-1652.jpg An exceptional c 1652 map of Europe by Jan Jansson Centered on Italy this map covers from Spain to Greece and from England to northern Africa Designed by Frans van Haren Haraeus a Dutch theologian and globe maker active from about 1615 to 1624 Depicts Europe as know to the Ancients Cartographically this map exhibits heavy influence from a very similar map of the same name published by A Ortelius in his 1597 Parergon Based on Greek and Roman sources including Pliny Strabo Virgil Caesar and others Ships and monsters decorate the seas A decorative baroque title cartouche appears in the lower left quadrant This remarkable map was published in volume six the Orbis Antiquus of Jan Jansson's Novus Atlas 1652 undated Size in 19 5 15 5 object history credit line accession number EuropeAncient-jansson-1652 Jansson J <i>Novus Atlas Sive Theatrum Orbis Terrarum In quo Orbis Antiquus Seu Geographia Vetus Sacra Profana exhibetur</i> Volume 6 1657 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of Europe 1652 1652 maps Maps by Jan Jansson Maps in Latin | ||||
