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English: Detail of the Galapagos Islands (Insulae de los Galopegos, "Islands of the Tortoises") from the "New Description of America or the New World" (Americae sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio) from a colored copy of the 1595 edition of the Theater of the Lands of the World (Theatrum Orbis Terrarum).
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Abraham Ortelius  (1527–1598)    wikidata:Q232916  s:it:Autore:Abraham Ortelius
 
Abraham Ortelius
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Ortels, Oertel, Orthellius, Wortels
Description cartographer, historian, engraver, geographer, archaeologist and afsetter
Date of birth/death 14 April 1527  Edit this at Wikidata 28 June 1598 / 29 June 1598  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Antwerp Antwerp
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Summary

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Description
English: Detail of the Galapagos Islands (Insulae de los Galopegos, "Islands of the Tortoises") from the "New Description of America or the New World" (Americae sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio) from a colored copy of the 1595 edition of the Theater of the Lands of the World (Theatrum Orbis Terrarum).
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Source RareMaps.com
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Abraham Ortelius  (1527–1598)    wikidata:Q232916  s:it:Autore:Abraham Ortelius
 
Abraham Ortelius
Alternative names
Ortels, Oertel, Orthellius, Wortels
Description cartographer, historian, engraver, geographer, archaeologist and afsetter
Date of birth/death 14 April 1527  Edit this at Wikidata 28 June 1598 / 29 June 1598  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Antwerp Antwerp
Work location
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q232916
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