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Description: Map of Namen or Namur (Namurcum) in Belgium. From the pocket atlas: 'Il Theatro del Mondo', published ca. 1580 by Abraham Ortelius.
Cartographer/Publisher: Published by 'Abraham Ortelius'. Abraham Ortelius was born 1528 in Antwerp. He studied mathematics, Greek and Latin and travelled a lot across Europe. He established a business in dealing with books and drawing maps. His first remarkable map was a 8 sheet world map in the year 1564, but only three copies have survived. In 1570 he issued the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", the first modern "Atlas" with uniformly sized maps in a systematic collection.
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Subject: Antique Map, titled: 'Namur - Namen.' - Map of Namen or Namur (Namurcum) in Belgium.
Condition:
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 13.7 x 9.3 cm. The image size is ca. 10.5 x 8.5 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 5.4 x 3.7 inch. The image size is ca. 4.1 x 3.3 inch.
Medium: Engraving on laid paper.
Location: C4-03
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