Title translation: “Enlightenment on the histories in the west from the records of Franciscus Haraeus of Antwerp."
This map was included only in the 1624 edition of Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum by the estate of Ortelius because it was felt worthy of inclusion. The map reveals the geographical place names of the location of the martyrs of the church in the lands surrounding the west and middle Mediterranean Sea. Plate size 27x34.5 cm. Scale 1:10,000,000. Number printed 600. The map is included only in the 1624 Theatrum and the Parergon.
References:
1. Cartographica Neederlandica.com
2. Van den Broecke, Marcel ORTELIUS ATLAS MAPS ISBN 9061943086
Curated text by Leonard Rothman December 2020.
Image from The Leonard and Juliet Rothman Holy Lands Map Collection at Stanford Libraries: https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/11460820
