Cartographica Neerlandica Bibliographical Sources for Ortelius Map No. 12


Bibliographical sources mentioned in this text:

Acosta, Josephus : Bk.1, ch.17 De Natura Novi Orbis 12.26, 12.50
Ælianus : De Animalibus Bk.13, ch.3 12.10, 12.36
Antigonus of Megasthenes 12.9, 12.35
Aristotle : De Admirandis 12.9, 12.35
Armenus, Haithon or Curchino, Antonie 12.2, 12.28
Arrianus : De Indicis 12.10, 12.36
Athenæus, as quoting Polybius in his Bk. 7 12.9, 12.35
Cadamosta, Aloysius : Epistles 12.25, 12.49
Campanus, Flavius or Goia, Ioannes 12.22, 12.47
Columbus, Christopher 12.16, 12.41
Curchino, Antonie or Armenus, Haithon 12.2, 12.28
Fiorovanti, Christopher 12.24
Gioja, Flavio or Campanus, Flavius 12.22, 12.47
Goropius 12.23, 12.47
Iornandes : Getish History 12.9
Magellan 12.2, 12.28
Marcolino, Franciscus 12.17, 12.42
Megasthenes 12.9, 12.35
Mendana, Alvaro 12.26, 12.50
Michaelis, Nicolas 12.24
Nunñez, Vasco 12.2, 12.28
Orosius 12.2
Ortelius : Theatrum and Parergon 12.15, 12.40
Panormitanus, Antonie 12.22, 12.47
Pigafetta, Antonie 12.8, 12.34
Plato : Timæus 12.11, 12.37
Plinius 12.2, 12.9, 12.14, 12.35, 12.40 : Bk.2, ch.103, Bk.6, ch.22, Bk.13, ch.25 12.10, 12.36
Plutarchus : On the Face of the Moon 12.10, 12.36
Polo, Marco, or Paulus Venetus 12.2, 12.28
Polybius as quoted by Athenæus: Bk.7 12.9, 12.35
Ptolemæus 12.2, 12.28
Pythagoras 12.10,
Quirini, Peter 12.24
Roccoxius, Nicolaus mentioned as the person to whom this map is dedicated, in cartouche Ort12
Sanutus, Livius : Africa 12.25, 12.50
Sardus, Alexander : De Inventoribus Rerum 12.22
Strabo : Bk.16 12.10, 12.36
Theophrastus : History of Plants Bk.4, ch.7-9 12.10, 12.36
Ulloa, Francis 12.8, 12.34
Venetus, Paulus or Marco Polo 12.2, 12.28
Vergilius 12.13, 12.39; Eclogs 4.34 12.13
Zeno, Antonie & Nicolo 12.17, 12.24, 12.26, 12.42, 12.48, 12.50
Zichme 12.17, 12.42


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