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Hibernia., Abraham Ortelius - Public domain old map

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Picryl description: Public domain image of Abraham Ortelius map, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. Abraham Ortelius was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

The first collection of maps of the world, Epitome of the Theatre of the World (1570), was produced by Mercator’s contemporary, the Belgian cartographer Abraham Ortelius. From Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases, NYPL.

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geography ireland maps atlases lionel pincus and princess firyal map division lawrence h slaughter collection of english maps charts globes books and atlases ultra high resolution high resolution ortelius abraham 1527 1598 cartographer coignet michel 1549 1623 editor shawe james publisher norway hibernia lawrence slaughter english ortelius abraham ortelius map world map of ireland antique maps
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1603
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Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598), Cartographer
Coignet, Michel (1549-1623 ), Editor
Shawe, James, Publisher
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Epitome of the Theatre of the World by Abraham Ortelius, 1570

The first collection of maps of the world, Epitome of the Theatre of the World (1570)
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London
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New York Public Library
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http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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geography ireland maps atlases lionel pincus and princess firyal map division lawrence h slaughter collection of english maps charts globes books and atlases ultra high resolution high resolution ortelius abraham 1527 1598 cartographer coignet michel 1549 1623 editor shawe james publisher norway hibernia lawrence slaughter english ortelius abraham ortelius map world map of ireland antique maps