Cartographica Neerlandica Topographical names for Ortelius Map No. 186

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Oceans, Seas, Bays, Gulfs, Straights, Capes

Quadrant Text
C2  Arabicus Sinus
C2  Aromata|prom.
B1  Artabrum|prom
C2  Asaborum|pro.
B2  Hesperion|cornu
C1, C2  HIRCANVM|MARE
C2, D2  INDICVS OCEANVS.
C2  MA:|RE MEDITER:|RAN.
C2, D2  MARE RVBR:|VM.
D2  MARE|EOVM.
B2, B1  OCEAN:VS AT:LANTICVS.
B2  OCEANVS AE:|THIOPICVS.
B1, C1  OCEANVS HYPER:|BOREVS.
C1  Pont.Euxinus
B2  Prom.|Sacrum.
C2  Raptum|prom.
C2  Siagros|prom
D2  Simylla prom.
C2  Sinus Persi|cus.
D2  Sinus|Gangeticus
D2  Sinus|Mag:|nus.

Placenames

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C2  Alexandria
C1, C2  Bizanti:|um
C2  Cane.
C2  Carthago
B2  Gades
C2  Hierusalem
B2  Hispalis
C1, C2  Lugdu:|num
C1  Lutecia
C2  Maraba
C2  Memphis
C2, C1  Roma

Mountain ranges, mountains, dunes

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B2  Atlas mons.
D2  Caucasus mons
D1, C1  Imaus mons.
C2  Lunę montes.
C2  Synai mons
C2  Taurus mons.
D2  Taurus mons.

Countries, Regions, Provinces, Areas, Tribes, Polders, Woods

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C2  AEGYP:|TVS.
D2  AEREA
C2  Aethio:|pia|Inte:rior.
C2  AETHIOPIA|SVB AE:|GYP:|TO.
B2, C2  AFRI:|:CA.
C2  AFRI:|CA Pro:|pria.
E3  AFRICA.
C2  Agisymba regio|Aethiopum.
C1  AL:|BANI:|A
A3  AMERI:|CA.
C2  Aphricerones.
C2  ARABIA FE:|LIX.
C2, D2  ARACHO:|SIA.
C2, D2  ARIA.
C2  ARMENIA.
E1  ASIA
C2  ASIA MI:|NOR.
D1, D2  ASIA. (C1) (C2)
B2  Autlalę
C2  AZANIA.
C2, D2  BACTRI:|ANA.
C2  BARBARIA.
C1, B1  BRITAN:|NIA
C2  CARMANIA.
D2  Chersonesos
C1  COL:|CH:|IS.
D2  Corancali.
D2  Cudu:|tę.
C1  DACIA.
C2  DRANGIA:|NA.
A1  EVROPA
C1  EVROPA.
B1, B2  GAL:|LIA (C1)
C2  Garamantes.
C2  GEDROSIA.
C1  GERMANIA
B2, C2  GETVLIA.
C2, C1  GRĘ:|CIA
B2, C2  HESPERII AETHIOPES.
B1  HIBERNIA
C2  HIRCANIA.
B2  HISPA:|NIA.
C1  HYPER:BOREI.
D2  INDIA IN:|TRA GAN:|GEM.
D2  INDOSCYTHIA.
D2  IONDIA EXTRA|gANGEM.
C2, C1  ITALIA
B2  LEVCOAETHIO:|PES.
C2  LIBIA INTE:|RIOR.
C2  LIBYA|EXTE:|RIOR.
C2  MAR:|MARICA
B2, C2  MAVRITANIAE.
C2  MEDIA.
B2  Melano:|getuli.
D2  MESO:|LIA.
C2  MESOPO|TAM.
C2  Nubi.
C2  Palindro:|mus.
C2  PARTHIA.
C2  PER:SIA.
B2  Phauru:|sij
C1  RVSSIA.
D2  SACAE.
C1  SARMATIA|ASIATICA.
C1  Scandia|quę et|Tule.
D1  SCYTHIA EX:|TRA IMA:|VM.
C1  SCYTHIA SIVE|SARMATIA EV:|ROPAEA.
C1  SCYTHIA|INTRA IMA:|VM
D2  SERICA.
D1, D2  SINARVM REGIO.
C1, D1  SOGDIANA.
C2  SY:|RIA.
C2  Zingis
B1  Zona frigida,et inhabitabilis. (C1) (D1) [Cold and uninhabitable zone]
B3, D3  Zona frigida,etinhabitabilis. [Cold and uninhabitable zone.
A1  Zona temperata,et habitabilis. (A2) (B1) (D1) (E1) [Moderate and inhabitable zone]
A3  Zona temperata,et habitabilis. (B2) (D2) (E2) [Temperate and inhabitable zone.]
A2  Zona torrida,et ob Solis nimium|fervorem a veteribus inhabitabilis credita. (B2) (D2) (E2) [Dry zone, and because of the excessive heat of the sun, by the ancients considered to be uninhabitable.]

Degrees

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E3  10 30 50 70
E1  100 120 140 160
D2, E2  110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180
E2  190 200 210 220 230 240 250
A1  20 40 60 80
A3  210 240 270 300 330 360
A2  260 270 280 290 300 310 320
B2  330 340 350 360 10 20 30
E3  40 20 20
A2  40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40
E2  40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40
A3  50 60 70 80
E3  50 60 70 80
C2  50 60 70 80 90 100
E1  60 40 20
A1  80 70 60 40 20 30
A1  80 70 60 50
E1  80 70 60 50
A3  90 60 30 30 60
A2  Aequinoctalis,sive Aequidialis circulus. (B2) (D2) (E2) [Equator or circle of days of the same duration.]
A3  Circulus Antarcticus,Sive Australis. (B3) (D3) (E3) [The Antartic or Southern Circle.]
A1  Circulus Arcticus Sive Borealis (B1) (D1) (E1) [Arctic or Northern Circle]
A2  Tropicus Cancri,Sive Aestivalis. (B2) (D2) (E2) [Tropic of Cancer, or Summer Circle.]
A2  Tropicus Capricorni,Sive Hyemalis. (B2) (D2) (E2) [The tropic of Capricorn or Winter Circle]

Rivers, inlets, creeks

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C2  Arabius flu.
C2  Astapas flu.
D1  Bantisus flu.
C2  Choaspes|flu.
C1  Daix fl.
C1  Danubius flu.
B2  Daradus flu.
C2  Euphrates fl.
D2  Ganges flu.
C2  Gir flu.
C1  Iaxartes flu.
D2  Indus flu.
B2  Niger flu.
C2  Nili paludes
C2  Nilus flu.
C2  Nilus flu.
D1  Oechardes flu.
C1, C2  Oxus flu.
C1  Renus fl.
C1  Rha flu.
D2  Serus flu.
C1  Tanais fl.
C2  Tigris fl.

Islands

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B2, C2  Baleares
C2  Corsica
C2  Creta
C2  Cyprus
C2  Dioscoridis,sive|Phebol insula
B2  Erythia
B2  Fortunatę
B2  Gorgones,sive|Hesperides.
B1  Hebudes
C2  Menuthias.
C1  Orcades
B2  Paena
C2  Sardi:|nia
C2  Sicilia
B1  Silurum|insulę.
D2  Taprobana [added between 1595 and 1598 to Ceylon]
D2  TAPROBANA [removed between 1595 and 1598 from Sumatra]

Orientations

Quadrant Text
C3  MERIDIES.
A2  OCCIDENS.
E2  ORIENS
C1  SEPTEMTRIO.

Cartouches

Quadrant Text
C3  Abrah.Ortelius Regię Mts.|Geographus describ.cumPriuilegijs de:|cenealib.Imp.Reg.et Cancellarię Brabantię.|Antverpię Ambivaritorum.|1590. [Abraham Ortelius, his Majesty's Royal Geographer, has designed this map with Privileges for ten years from the Emperor, the King and the Brabant Council. Antwerp of the Belgians, 1590.]
B1  AEVI VETERIS,TYPUS GEOGRAPHICVS. (C1) (D1) [A geographical map of the Old World]
B3  EN SPECTATOR,PILAE TOTIVS TERRAE ICHNOGRAPHIAM.AT VETERIBVS,VSQVE AD ANNVM SALV:|TIS NONAGESIMVM SECVNDVM SVPRA MILLES.QVADRINGENT.COGNITAE,TANTVM GEOGRAPHIAM. (C3) D3) (E3) [Spectator, see here an ichnography or puzzle picture of the entire world, as also of the entire geography known to the ancients, until the salutary year 1492.]
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