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Atlantici Maris Ora et Insvlae - Old maps

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Great Britain and Ireland."Atlantici Maris Ora et Insulae" (title above the map) - "Hibernia Albion" (title in map). Orig. woodcut from P. Mela's "De Orbis Situ Libri tres". Published by Henric Perti in Basel, 1564. With many ships and...

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Mela, Pomponius

Henric Petri

Basel

1564

Great Britain and Ireland."Atlantici Maris Ora et Insulae" (title above the map) - "Hibernia Albion" (title in map). Orig. woodcut from P. Mela's "De Orbis Situ Libri tres". Published by Henric Perti in Basel, 1564. With many ships and sea-creatures. 13:16 cm (5 1/4 x 6 1/4 inch.).

A miniature map of Great Britain and Ireland. - Pomponius Mela, who wrote around AD 43, was the earliest Roman geographer. He was born in Tingentera (now Algeciras) and died c. AD 45.

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