Collection: Engass Collection

Name: Europae II Tab: copy 1

Barcode: 22

Image Number: 22.0001

Creator: Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594Ptolemy, active 2nd century

From Atlas: Yes

Publishing Location: Amsterdam

Notes: Map is only partially colored in the borders; ENG-1578-5 is a full color version of the same map.

Title Translation: Europe Map II

Brief Description: Map of the Iberian Peninsula with the Strait of Gibraltar and the Balearic Islands.

Physical Description: 1 map: colored

Publisher: Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594

Date/Date Range Produced: 1578

Date/Date Range Published: 1578

Language: Latin

Region Depicted: Iberian PeninsulaPortugalSpain

Map Type: GeographicalPolitical maps

Dimensions: 34 x 44 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

Historical Context: This map of Spain and Portugal (Iberian Peninsula) is one of the Ptolemy maps that Mercator published in 1578.

OCLC: 68568084

Accession Number: ENG-1578-4

Donor: Enggass

Subjects: Balearic IslandsCartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)GalleysIberian PeninsulaImaginary creaturesMercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594PortugalPtolemy, active 2nd centurySailing shipsSea monstersSpain

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/22.0001