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English: 16th-century printed map of the British Isles with classical terminology, by Abraham Ortelius:
Britannicarum Insularum Typus
, 1595.
Date
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Author
Abraham Ortelius  (1527–1598)  wikidata:Q232916 s:it:Autore:Abraham Ortelius
 
Abraham Ortelius
Alternative names
Ortels, Oertel, Orthellius, Wortels
Description cartographer, historian, engraver, geographer, archaeologist and afsetter
Date of birth/death 14 April 1527 Edit this at Wikidata 28 June 1598 / 29 June 1598 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Antwerp Antwerp
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Antwerp Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q232916

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1595 Map of the British Isles by Abraham Ortelius

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