
Collection: Engass Sheet Map Collection
Title: Europae II Tab: copy 2
Title Translation: Europe Map II
Barcode: 23
Creator: Ptolemy active 2nd century, , Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
Publisher: Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594
Publishing Location: Amsterdam
Region Depicted: Spain · Portugal · Iberian Peninsula
Date Produced: 1578
Date Published: 1578
Language: Latin
Historical Context: This map of Spain and Portugal (Iberian Peninsula) is one of the Ptolemy maps that Mercator published in 1578.
Subjects: Iberian Peninsula · Ptolemy, active 2nd century · Mercator, Gerard, approximately 1565-1656 · Spain · Portugal · Balearic Islands (Spain)
Map Type: Geographical, Political
Dimensions: 34 x 44 cm
Printing Process: Engraving
Printing Technique: Copper
Material Type: Paper
Notes: Fully colored version of ENG-1578-4.
Brief Description: Map of the Iberian Peninsula with the Strait of Gibraltar and the Balearic Islands.
Physical Description: 1 map: colored
Theme: Foundations of Modern Cartography: Ptolemaic, Italian, Cosmographical
Associated Cartouche: Cartouche, 1578, Europae II Tab copy 2
Associated Map Imagery: Ship, 1578, Europae II Tab copy 2, Sea Monster 1, 1578, Europae II Tab copy 2, Sea Monster 2, 1578, Europae II Tab copy 2
Collection/Donor: Engass
Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/23.0001