The north polar inset map (actual size 7 cm in diameter) presents mythical lands including a central continent of Hyperborea
ARRIAN'S WORLD as depicted by ORTELIUS, 1624
- Date
- 1624
- Mapmaker / publisher
- Abraham Ortelius
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- map
- Original size
- 693 × 700 pixels
Public domain
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