Europae

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Europae

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Title:
Europae
Title (alt.):
Evropae
Description:
Abraham Ortelius, a contemporary of William Shakespeare, created the groundbreaking atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, including this map of Europe, the Mediterranean, Northern Africa, and Western Asia. These regions were heavily traveled for trade and known by reputation to educated people of Renaissance Europe. Many of Shakespeare's characters travelled from their homeland to the far corners of these regions, bringing back reports of unfamiliar and exotic cultures. These "different" societies would have held a certain allure and wonder for Shakespeare's audiences, yet at the same time implied a threat, creating an effective tension for dramatic performance.
Creator:
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Date:
[1570]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Europe--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Europe
Europe
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 37 x 49 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Antverpiae : Apud Aegid. Coppenium Diesth
Language:
Latin
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Text on Verso: "Europa... Europa unde hoc nomen acceperit..."
Appears in the author's Theatrum orbis terrarum. Antverpiae : Apud Aegid. Coppenium Diesth, 1570.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Atlas scanned by Internet Archive http://archive.org/stream/theatrumorbister00orte.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Shakespeare’s Here and Everywhere" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2016-2017.
Identifier:
06_01_007848
Call #:
G1006 .T54 1570
Barcode:
30000008825755