Title:
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Presbiteri Johannis, Sive Abissinorum Imperii Descriptio.
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Title in Translation:
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The land of Prester John.
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Publication Place:
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Antwerp
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Publisher:
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Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
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Publication Date:
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1573
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Cartographer:
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Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
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Height:
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37 cm.
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Width:
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43 cm.
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Scale:
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No scale given
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Color:
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Uncolored
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Descriptive Notes:
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Map often referred to as the Prester John map, first issued in Additamentum. Dedicated to biblical David. An Arab dhow appears off the west coast. In the seas, two dolphins and on land four elephants; Map depicts Africa from the Mediterranean to the Mountains of the Moon.
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Provenance:
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Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
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General Area:
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Africa
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Geographic Focus:
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Africa
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Period:
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16th c.
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Norwich Number:
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11
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Call Number:
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NOR 0011
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Source:
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Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
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References:
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Norwich (2nd ed.), ckey = 3871463
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Page:
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map 0011, p. 16
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Program:
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Jacobson Africana Program
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