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Leodiensis Episcopatus., Abraham Ortelius

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Public domain image of Abraham Ortelius map, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. 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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1603
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Ortelius, Abraham (1527-1598), Cartographer
Coignet, Michel (1549-1623 ), Editor
Shawe, James, Publisher
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Location

London
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New York Public Library
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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