Itala nam tellus Graecia Maior erat, Ouid. 4. Fast

Description:

Relief shown pictorially. Shows southern Italy; Magna Graecia, or Graecia Maior, is the collective name for the ancient Greek seaport colonies in southern Italy. cf. Webster's new geographical dictionary. Inset: Diomedeæ insulæ. "Hanc Italiæ partem exteriorem sic describere conabar Abrahamus Ortelius, cum Privilegio decennali, 1595." English text on verso with caption title: Magna Græcia, or Great Greece; signature xxij. From: Theatrum orbis terrarum Abrahami Orteli Antverp ... At London [i.e. Antwerp] : Printed by [typis H. Swingenij [for]] Iohn Norton, [1606].

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/8491909

Identifier:

ark:/88435/cc08hj154

Language:

eng

Creator:

Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598

Publisher:

[London [i.e. Antwerp] : J. Norton, 1606]

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Italy, Southern—Maps—Early works to 1800 and Maps—Southern Italy—1606

Spatial Coverage:

Italy

Access Rights:

Public