Cartographica Neerlandica Topographical names for Ortelius Map No. 209


Roadnames

Quadrant Text
B2  [added in 1601] Lavicana|via.
C2  Latina via [added in 1601]
C2  Lavicana via [added in 1601]
C2  Prænestina via (B2) [added in 1601]
B1  Salaria via [according to] Ant [added after 1595 and before 1601]
D1  Valeria via [according to] Ant. (C1) [added in 1601]
D2  Via Prænestina [added in 1601]

Oceans, Seas, Bays, Gulfs, Straights, Capes

Quadrant Text
D3  CAIETANVS|Sinus. [added in 1601]
E3  FORMIA:|NVS Sinus [added in 1601]
B3  MARIS|TYRRENI|PARS.

Textblocks

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A3  Caverne fatti dal flußo|et reflußo del mare,|dove tal hora se nascon:|deno le fuste Turchesche. [Caves caused by the ebb and tide of the sea, where people hide themselves for the Turkish soldiers.]

Placenames

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B2  Alba longas|et Albani
D1  Alba,Alben:|sium [moved Southwards somewhat in 1601]
D2  Aletrium
B2  Alexandri vicus
B2, C2  Algidum
D1  Amiternum
D2  Anagnia
B2  Antemnæ
A3, B3  Anticalie
B3  Antium
B2  Aphrodisium,sive|Veneris fanum.
C3  Appij forum (D3) [added in 1601]
C3  Appij forum [replaced in 1601 by:] Via Appia.
D1  Archippe Marsorum|opidum,lacu haustum. [Archippe, a city of the Marsi, when the lake was wtill empty.]
B2  Ardea
B2, C2  Aricia
D2  Arpinum,Cice:|ronis patria (E2) [Arpinum, Cicero's home town.]
E2  Arquinum
C3  Asturia urbs,|et insula.
E2  Atia,et|Atina
C3  Austra,et Clostra|Romana.
D3  Auxur,quæ|Tarracina [moved Southwards to the coast in 1601]
B2  Bollæ,siue|Boillæ
B2  Bonæ Spei|templ.
D2  Bouillæ
D3  Caieta,quæ|et Aeeta.
B2  Capena
C2, D2  Capitolum colonia.
B1  Capreolum
C1  Carseola
E2  Casilinum [changed in 1601 to] Casinum
B1  Casperia
C1  Ceratæ
D2  Ciceronis villa
C3  Circæium|prom.et in|eo Circæia vrbs,|Hic Circes olim domus. [Cape Circaeius,and on it the city of Circaeia. This was once the place where Circe lived.]
A3  Citta vecchia
B1  Collatia
B2  Columen
E2  Cominium
C2  Compitum
C2  Cora
D1  Cuculum
D3  Cæcubum
B2  Decimum
B2  Emporium
B1  Eretum (A1) [moved slightly to the East in 1601]
C2  Fabianus pagus.
E3, D3  Fabrateria
A1  Falisca
D2  Ferentium
D3  Feronia
B2  Ficana
B1  Fidenæ
E3  Formiæ,siue|Hormiæ
D2  Fregelanum
A2  Fregenæ
D2  Frusinum
D3  Fundi
B2, C2  Gabij
B2  Gallieni sepulc.
B1  Hadriana villa
B2  Honoris ædes
B2  Hostia
D2, E2  Jnteramna
A3  La torre|Fico
C2  Labicum,sive Lavicum colonia.
B2, C2  Lanuvium,vbi Iuno|Sospita colebatur.
B2  Laurens|villa Plinij
B2  Laurentum
D3  Lautulæ
B2  Lavinium
B1  Lubra
B1  Lucanus pons
B2  Luculli villa
B2  M.Seiani villa
B2  Mammeus pons [in 1624 changed into] Mammæus pons.
D3  Mamurar,|urbs. [added in 1601]
C2  Mariana|villa
D1, C1  Maruvium sive|Marrubium
B2  Milvius|pons
E3  Minturnæ
E3, D3  Molæ Formianæ
B1  Nomentum
B2  Numenta:|nus pons
A1  Ocriculum
A1  Ortona,et|Hortanum
D2, E2  Phidenæ| [according to] Ptol.
B2  Picentia
C2  Pictæ diversorium
B2  Pomonal
B2, A2  Portus Vrbis,|sive Augusti
C3  Privernum
C2, C1  Præneste,quæ et|Polystephanos
E3  Pyræ
C2  Quintanæ
C1  Reate
B1, A1  Regillum
B1  Rhemnij Pale:|monis rus
B2  Roboraria
B2  ROMA urbs|æterna
B1  Rubra saxa,|Erythij
B3, A3  S.Felice
C2  Sacri portus
B2  Scipionis,et|Ennij sepulcrum.
C3  Setia
C2  Signia colonia.
E3  Sinueßa,quæ|Sinope.
D2  Sora
D3  Speluncæ,et Prætorium,|hic olim Amiclæ.
C1  Sublacum|in huius loci|monasterio Lac:|tantij opera excu:sa sunt anno 1465. [Sublacum. In this monastery work has been carried out in the year 1465 according to Lactantius.]
C2  Sulmo
B1  Tibur
A3  Torre Mo:|resca
A3  Torre|Cerva
B3  Torre|di Tar:|racina.
A3  Torre|paola
C1  Trebula [changed in 1601 into:] Trebæ Augustæ
C2  Tres Tabernæ
E3  Trifanum
C2  Tusculum
B1  Vacunæ fanum
C1  Valeria
C2  Velitræ,et Belitra
C2  Vemsum
D2  Verulanum
B1  Vicus novus
B1, A1  Villa Cæsarum,quæ|ad Gallinas,antea|Veientanum.

Mountain ranges, mountains, dunes

Quadrant Text
C2  Albanus mons.
B2, C2  Algidus mons,et|Vecilius
C1, D1  Apenninus mons.
D1  Apenninus mons.
E2  Apenninus mons.
C2  Atentinus|mons,sive|Aventinus.
B1  Catillus|mons
C1  Ceraunij montes.
A3  Circe
B1  Corniculi|montes
B1  Crustmeni|montes.
C3, D3  Ekpenoris|tumulus.
B3  Elpenoris|tumulus.
C1  Fiscellus mons.
E3  Formianus mons.
D3  Fundani|montes.
C1  Latomiæ
C2  Lepinus|mons
B2, C2  Lucreti|is mons
C3  Martius|mons.
B3  MONS CIRCAEIVS,AD|VIVVM DELINEATVS,AB|ANGELO BREVENTANO. (A3) [Mount Circaeius, drawn true after nature by Angelo Breventanus.]
B1  Sacer collis.
C3  Setini montes (C2) (D2) (D3) [added in 1601]
C1  Simbruini|colles
C1, B1  Tetrici montes.
C2  Trebula [added in 1601:] an|Treba Ptolomæi?

Degrees

Quadrant Text
A1  36
A3  36
D1  37
D3  37
A3  41
E3  41
A1  42
E1  42

Countries, Regions, Provinces, Areas, Tribes, Polders, Woods

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B2  ABORIGINES.
E3  ADIECTVM|LATIVM. [ADDED IN 1601]
B2, D2  AE::QVI,Sive HER:|:NICI. (C1) (C2) (D1)
C2  AEQVICOLI.
B2  ALBIONA|AGER
B1  Albunea|silva
C2  Algidum nemus
D1  Angitiæ|nemus
B2  ATRIA.
B2  AVRELIVS|AGER.
E3, D3  AVSONES.
B2  Camoenar,lucus in|quo Egeriæ fons. [added in 1601]
A2, B2  Camoenarum lucus,in|quo Egeriæ fons.
E2, E3  CAMPANIAE|PARS.
C2  CARSITANI. [added in 1601]
B1, C1  CATILLI.
A1  FALISCI.
B2  Ferenti:|næ lucus
B2  HERNI:|CI.
A1  HIRPI.
B2, C2  Iovis Indige:|tis lucus.
D3  LAT:|IVM|NOV:|VM (D2) (E3) [changed in 1601 to .... NO:|VVM]
B2  LATINI
C2  LATIVM|VETVS.
D2  LIRI:|NATES.
E3  Lucus|Sacer.
D1  MARSI.
A2, B2  Mutia|prata.
B2, A2  Mæsia silva
B2  Nævia silva
E3  OSCI.
D1  Palentini campi, [according to] Blondo.
C1  PEDA:NA REGIO.
C3, E3  Pom:tina,et Pontina palus, [according to] Plinio,et Lucano:Pomptinus ager, [according to] Livio:Pontinus [according to] Floro, et Gellio:|Pontinicampi. [according to] Silio:Pometini, [according to] Halicarnaßeo. (D3)
B3  Pomptinæ|paludes.
E2  PRAEGVTIANI.
B2  REDICVLI|CAMPI.
B2  RVTVLI.
B1, D1  SA:|:BINI,Qui et SEVINI:item VMBRI quondam. (C1)
B2  SACRANÆ.
E1  SAMNI:|TES.
B1, C1  SANATES.
B2  SELONIVS|CAMPVS.
B2  Sextum Philippi.
B2  SICANI.
B2, A2  Silva can:|dida
A3  Spiaggia Romana.
B1  TIBERIANI|CAMPI.
A1, A2  TVSCIAE|PARS.
D3, C3  V:OLCI.
C1  Vacunæ|nemora.
C1  VALERIA Regio.
A2, B2  VEIENTES.
D2, E2  VES::TINI.
B1, A1  VMBRIA.
E3  VOLCI. [added in 1601]

Islands

Quadrant Text
B2  Sacra insula,quæ|Aßis,item Libanus|Almæ Veneris.

Rivers, inlets, creeks

Quadrant Text
B1  Allia flu.
B2  Almo flu. [re-engraved westwards in 1601 as:] Almo|flu.
C3, D3  Amasenus flu.
C1  Aniensis fons,Plinio.
D1  Aniensis fons,| [according to] Straboni [moved somewhat to the North-East in 1601]
C1  Anio flu,qua et Anienus item Pareusim,si Plutarcho in Parall.Minorib.creditur. (B1) (D1) [....if we believe Plutarchus in his Paralleles Minores.]
C3, C2  Astura,Satura,et Storas flu.
E2  Casinum flu.
D2  Cosas fluvius.
B2  Crabra aqua
B1, A1  Cremera flu.
B3  Euola flu.
B1  Fabaris fluvius
D2  Fibrensus flu.
A1  Himella flu.
B1  Labanæ aquæ
E3  Liris flu,qui et Liternus.item Clanius.
D2  Liris flu.
C3, C2  Loracina flu.
E3, E2  Melpis flu.
B2  Numicius flu.
C3  Nympheus flu.
B2  Tiberis flu,qui Albula,et Ianus.
A1  Tiberis flu.
D2, C2  Trerus fluvius.
D3  Trerus fluvius.
B2, A2  Turia flu.
B1  Veresis flu.
D3  Vfens flu.

Privilege

Quadrant Text
E3  Cum privilegio decennali,|Imp.Reg.et Brabantiæ.|1595. [With a ten year privilege from the Emperor, King and Brabant.1595.]

Cartouches

Quadrant Text
E1  LATIVM.|Ex Conatibus Geographicis|Abrah.Ortelij Antverp. (D1) [Latium, from the geographical efforts of Abraham Ortelius of Antwerp.]
A1  VIRO|NOBILI,ET|HISTORICO|ILLVSTRI,MAR:|CO VELSERO,PA:|TRICIO AVGVS:|TANO,ABRAHAM:|MVS|ORTEL:|VS DEDICA:|BAT,L.M. (A2) [Dedicated by Abraham Ortelius to the noble gentleman and illustrious Historian, the noble Marcus Velser.]

Orientations

Quadrant Text
C3  Meridies.
A3  OC.|SEP.|OR.|MER.
E2  Oriens.
C1  Septemtrio.

Lakes

Quadrant Text
B2  Albanus|lacus.
D3  Artacia fons
D3  Fundanus lacus [added in 1601]
D1  FVCINVS LACVS,|pelagi instar,et inquo pis:|cis octonis pinnis.Plin. [Lake Fucinus, or rather sea, in which the fish have eight fins, says Plinius.]
B2  Iuturnæ lacus
D3  Neptunius fons. [moved Northwest to the other side of the lake in 1601, empty village symbol removed.]
C2  Regillus|lacus
B2  Salinæ,et|Mostiæ lacus.
C3  Saturæ|palus.
C1  Simbruina stagna
A3, B3  Stagno
B2, C2  Triviæ lacus,qui et|Dianæ,item Nemorensis.

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