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Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris Nederlanden Map by Abraham Ortelius 1573
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Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris Nederlanden Map by Abraham Ortelius 1573

"Descriptio Germaniae inferioris", the backside of the map says "Niderlandt". Map by Abraham Ortelius from 1573, one of the oldest maps showing the Low Countries (Nederlanden). 1 map: copperplate; 37 x 49 cm. Ca. 1:1 200 000 (E 0°58'-E 8°37'/N 53°53'-N 49°10'). Made in Antwerp.

Date
1573
Place
the Netherlands
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
map
Original size
6,817 × 5,153 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago, and a faithful scan of a flat work adds no new copyright.

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"Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris Nederlanden Map by Abraham Ortelius 1573" (1573). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Descriptio_Germaniae_Inferioris_Nederlanden_Map_by_Abraham_Ortelius_1573.jpg

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