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Title [Part 1 of] Scotiae descriptio
Creator Heyns, Pieter, 1537-1597
Pont, Timothy, 1560?-1614?
Galle, Philippe, 1537-1612
Subject Nations
Latin language
Engravings
Maps
Maps & Plans
Maps of Scotland
Coverage Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland (country) [Place depicted]
Europe, Belgium, Flanders, Antwerpen province, Antwerp (inhabited place) [Probable place printed]
Description Also known as the 'Epitome theatri Orteliani'. The maps of Ortelius's Theatrum were redrawn by Ortelius's collaborator, Philip Galle, and issued with text in rhyme by the translator of the Dutch 'Theatrum', Pieter Heyns. Galle and Christoffel Plantin first published the 'Epitome' in 1577. Like the 'Theatrum' it was immensely popular and was translated in prose form into French (1579), Latin (1585), Italian (1593), English (1603), and German (1604). Various printing houses continued production...
Date 1585 [Probable date printed]
Identifier http://www.nls.uk/maps/resolver.cfm?id=219
Geographic Terms Galle
Scotland
United Kingdom
Belgium
Flanders
Antwerpen
Antwerp