Topographical Names â Ortelius Map No. 211

Islands

Quadrant		Text
A3		Aegusa
B1		Aeolia
E1		Chersonesus,Apollonio (D1) [Chersonesus according to Apollonius.]
B3		Cosÿrus ins:Stephano.qui urbem et fluuium\|quoquæ cognominem\|in Sicilia habet,an hoc\|eodem tractu,aut alibi,ignoro. [The isle of Cosyrus; so called by Stephanus who has a city and a river of that name in Sicily, but whether it is here or elsewhere, I do not know.]
E2		Cÿclopum scopuli [The cliffs of the Cyclopes]
D1		Didÿme
C1		Erodes, vel Eri:\|cusa
E1		Euonÿmus
A2		Hiera,quæ et Hieronesos\|Plinio ac Polijbio. Maritima Anto:\|nini est. (A3) [The isle of Hiera, also called Hieronesos by Plinius and Polybius. Antoninus calls it Maritima.]
D1		Lipara quæ et\|Meligunis [Lipara which is also called Meligunis.]
E1, D1		Mylæ
B2		Paconia
A1		Parua insula,\|Thucÿdidi [The small island of Thucydides.]
C1, D1		Phoenicodes
A2		Phorbantia
E3		Tapsus Virgilij\|Thapsus,Thucydidis [The island of Tapsus according to Vergilius. Thucydides calls it Thapsus.]
B1		Vstica
D1		Vulcani templû

Orientations

Quadrant		Text
C3		MERIDIES
A2		OCCIDENS
E2		ORIENS
C1		SEPTEMTRIO.

Mountain ranges, mountains, dunes

Quadrant		Text
D2		Aetna mons,Cælestis\|columna Pindaro. (E2) [Mount Aetna, the pillar of heaven according to Pindarus.]
C3		Agragas\|mons.
C3, B3		Caprianus\|mons.
E1		Chalcidicus\|mons
B2, C2		Cratas mons
D2		Erij montes,vel\|Eræi,fertilitatis\|admirandæ [Mounts Erii, or Eræi, of admirable fertility.]
B2		Eryx mons [added between 1592 and 1595]
B2		Erÿx mons
D2		Hereus mons
D3		Hyblæi\|montes
D2		Myconius\|mons.
C2		Nebrodes\|mons
E2		Neptunus mons.
C3		Torus\|mons
C3		Vulcani mons

Textblocks

Quadrant		Text
A2		Locaricum,et ad\|Oliuam urbes,ha:\|bet Anton.inter\|Hÿccarum et Li:\|lÿbæum [Locaricum and the cities near the olive trees, between Hijccara and Lilijbaeus, as Antoninus writes. [removed between 1592 and 1595]]
B2		Porpacem et Tel:\|mißum flumina circa\|Aegestum,habet Aeli\|anus,et Scamandrû Diodorus (A2) [As Aelianus says, the rivers Porpacis and Telmissum are near Aegestum; according to Diodorus they are near Scamandrum.]
E1		Solis boues in hoc littore sta:\|bulari,credidit antiquitas [Antiquity believed that the cows of the Sun had their stable on this coast.]

Oceans, Seas, Bays, Gulfs, Straights, Capes

Quadrant		Text
C3, D3		AFICUM MARE (B3)
B2		Agathyrsus prõ.\|quod et Aegi\|tharsus,et Aga\|thirnum (A2). [Cape Agathyrsus also called Aegitharsus and Agathirnum.]
A1		Arethusa fons
E1		Charÿbdis
E2		Copria Littus,\|quosque dißipatarum\|in Charibdi nauium\|fragmenta deuoluuntur. [The Copra shore where the fragments of ships that have been smashed in the Charybdis vortex wash ashore.]
A1, B1		DASCON\|SINVS
E2		Drepanum vel\|Argenum prom. [Cape Drepanum or Argenum.]
A2, B2		Drepanum\|prom
E1		Falacrium Prom
E3, E2		IONIUM MARE
A2		LILYBAEVM\|prom (A3) [Cape Lilymaeum.]
A1		MAGNVS\|PORTVS\|SYRACVSARVM [The large harbour of the Syracusians.]
E2		MAMERTINVM FRETVM,quod et RHEGI:\|VM,et SICILIAE vocatur,MIXODIE Homero et Apol:\|lonio. (E1) [The straights of Mamertinum, which is also called Rhegium and Sicily; Homerus and Apollonius call it Mixodie.]
E3		MEGARIS SINVS
E3		Naustathmus portus,Plinio\|Phoenicus Ptolemæo [The harbour of Naustathmus, according to Plinius. Ptolemeæus calls it Phoenicus.]
E3		Oclÿßia prom.\|Edißa Cice\|roni [Cape Oclyssia, called Edissa by Cicero.]
E3		PACHYNVS PROM.
E3		Pachÿnus portus
A1		PARVVS\|PORTVS [Small port]
E1		PELORVM PROM
A1		Plemmyrium prom.\|Virgilio et Thucÿ:\|didi. [Cape Plemmyrium, as found in Vergilius and Thucydides.]
E3		Plemmÿrium prom Thucÿd [Plemmyrium Cape, according to Thucydodes.]
E1		Scylla
E3		Taurus prom Ptolemæi [Cape Taurus, according to Ptolemæus.]
A1		Taurus prom.
E2		Taurus\|Prom
E3		Trogilorum portus
B1, D1		TYRRHENVM MARE
E2		Vlijßis portus [The harbour of Ulysses]
E2		Xiphoniæ prom. [Cape Xiphonia]

Placenames

Quadrant		Text
E1, D1		Abacæna
A1		Achara
A1		Achradina
E2		Acius
D3		Acræ,et Agræ [Acræ, also called Agræ.]
B2		Ad Olivam. [added between 1592 and 1595]
D2		Adran:\|num
D2		Aetna,vel Inesia (E2) [Aetna or Inesia.]
D1		Agathÿrion,vel\|Agantinnum item\|Agatirna [Agathyrion or Agantinnum, also Agatirna.]
C3		Agrigentum
C3		Agrigentum\|emp.
D2		Agurium
D2		Alcta Ptol.\|Aleta Latini. [Alcta so called by Ptolemæus, the Romans call it Aleta.]
C2		Aletæ Ptol.\|Latino (D2) [Aletæ, of the Romans according to Ptolemaeus.]
B3		Allaua
B2		Alluria
D1		Alontium,Solusubre\|videtur Antonini. (D2) [Alontinium, which seems to be called Solusubre by Antoninus.]
C2		Alæsa,et\|Halesa.fortè\|ca,que Archo:\|nidia à Diodoro\|cognominatur. [Alæsa, also Halesa; maybe by Diododorus called Archonidia.]
C3		Ancrina
E2		Aphrodisium,siue\|Veneris fanum [The Temple of Aphrodite or Venus.]
E2		Apollinis arche\|getæ ara [The altar of Apollo the original founder] [translation from Bill Thayer, with thanks]
B2		Aquæ Perti\|cianenses
B2		Aquæ Segestanæ\|siue Princianæ [The waters of Segestana, or Pinciana.]
E1		Artemisium,\|sive Dianium [Artemisium or Dianium.]
C2		Athenæum\|siue Minervæ\|Vrbs. [Athenæum or the city of Minerva.]
D2		Aßorus
E3		Bidis
E2		Bidius
D2		Bricinnia
D3		Bucra
C2		Cacÿron.\|et Caci\|rini. [Cacyron, also called Cacirimi.]
D1		Calacta,vel\|Cale Acte,Ga:\|leate Antonini. (D2) [Calacta or Cale Acte, by Antoninus called Galeate.]
D3		Calatæ.et Cala:\|tini,fortè Galatani quoque. [Calatæ, also Calatini, perhaps Galatani.]
D3		Callipolis,aut\|Euboea fortè [Callipolis, or perhaps Eupoea.]
D3, C3		Callonianæ
D2, D3		Caluisiana
D3		Cama\|rina
C3		Camicos
D2		Capitina,et Ca:\|pitonia. [Captina, also called Capitonia.]
D2, C2		Capÿtium
C3		Carconianæ
D3		Casmena
E2		Catana\|Colonia
D3		Caucanus
E3		Caucon
C3		Cena
D2		Centoripe
C2		Cephaloedis,et Cefa:\|lodum. [Cephaloedis, also called Cefalodum.]
D3		Cerretana
E3		Cesaris\|piscina
B2		Cetaria,an Citari\|ni Plinij. (A2) [Cetaria, possibly called Citarini by Plinius.]
D2, C2		Chrÿse fanum
E3, D3		Colÿmbetra
C2		Comitianæ (B2) [added between 1592 and 1595]
C2		Cotÿrga.an Coroni\|anum Anton. [Cotyrga or Coronianum according to Antonius.]
C3		Dedali:\|um
D2		Dÿmetus
C3		Ecnomus
B2, B3		Elcethium
E3		Elorus
B2		Elÿma
D3		Engyum\|Ptol. [added between 1592 and 1595]
C2, D2		Engÿon
C2		Enna
B3		Entella
C2		Erbeßus
D2		Erbita\|Ptol. (C2) [Erbita is what Ptolemæus calls it.]
B2		Eryx
E3		Euboea fortæ hic,\|aut Calliposis. [Here is Euboea, or Calliposlis.]
A1		Eurÿalus,qui forte\|Macræ,et Macropolis [Eurÿalus, also called Macrae and Macropolis.]
C3		Falarium
D2		Galaria
E3		Galeagra turris
C3		Gela,Gellensis,et Lindij [Gela or Gellensis, also called Lindij.]
D2		Gelasium\|Philosophi\|anæ
B3		Halicÿæ
D2		Hemichara Ptolemei.\|an Imacarenses Plinij. [Hemichara is what Ptolemæus calls it, but Plinius calls it Imacarensis.]
C2		Herbesum\|Polibij [Herbesum according to Polibius.]
A1		Hexapÿlum\|quod et Lab:\|dalum [Hexapÿlum, which is also called Labdalum.]
C2		Himera
D3		Hybla Ant.
C2		Hybla Ptolemei [Hybla according to Ptolemæus.]
C3		Hÿbla minor,\|quæ et Hora,In:\|colæ cuius Galeotæ. [Small Hybla, also called Hora; its inhabitants are called Galeotæ.]
E3		Hÿbla,quæ et\|Megara (D3) [Hÿbla, also called Megara.]
B2		Hÿccara
D2		Hÿdia
A1		Iegas
B2, B3		Ietas
D3		Ina
D3		Inÿcos.
B3		Legum
A1		Leon,et\|Leontia [Leon, also called Leontia.]
D2		Leontiû
E3, D3		Lepas\|acræum
B2, A2		Lilÿbæum
B2		Locaricum (C2) [added between 1592 and 1595]
E3		Longum prom.
B2		Macella
E3		Machara quæ postea\|Minoa [Machara, which was later called Minoa.]
D3		Mactorium
D3		Magella
B3		Mazara vrbs,Egyon/plutarchi videtur [The city of Mazara, which seems to be called Egyon by Plutarchus.]
E3, E2		Megara\|statto (D2) (D3)
D3		Mendæ
D2		Menæ,qui fortè\|Menanini Plinio. (D3) [Menæ, perhaps called Menanini by Plinius.]
E1		Meßana\|quæ et Zancle [Messina, which is also called Zancle.]
C3		Minoa,quæ et\|Heraclea [Minoa, which is also called Heraclea.]
D2		Morgenti\|um.
E3		Motÿa
B2		Motÿca,et Mutiensis [Motÿca, also called Mutiensis.]
D2		Mutistratum,eadem\|forte cum Amestrato (C2) [Mutistratum, perhaps the same as Amestrato.]
A1		Mÿthon
E1		Naulochus
A1		Neapolis
B2		Neapolis
E3		Neas,et\|Netini [Neas, also called Netini.]
D2		Nectum
E2		Neßa
C2		Olulis
A1		Olympiæum
A1		Ortÿgia,que et Nasos,\|item Homothermæ (B1) [Ortÿgia, which is also called Nasos and Homothermæ.]
B2		Palæopolis
B2		Panormus.
B2, C2		Paropus
C3, D2		Petiliane (C2)
C2		Petra,et\|Petrini [Petra, also called Petrini.]
D2, D3		Phocea
C3		Phthinthia,et\|Phintiensis [Phthinthia, also called Phintiensis.]
C2		Picinianæ [added between 1592 and 1595]
B3		Pintia Ptol.:Phintia in nummis:Phintiêsis Plinij\|Pithinianum (vel Picinianum) Antonini videtur [Pintia according to Ptolemæus; Phintia on coins; Plinius calls it Pittiensis; and Antoninus seems to call it Phithinianum (or Picinianum).]
C2		Pirina [added between 1592 and 1595]
D3		Plutia
A1		Policjna
E1		Rhegium Iu:\|lium
B2		Schera,et\|Scherini. [Schera, also called Scherini.]
E1		Scÿylla
B2		Segesta,vel Aegesta,quæ et Diceopolis [Segesta or Aegesta, also called Diceopolis.]
B2		Segesta\|nû emporiû [Segesta, now a market place.]
B3		Selinus.
B2		Semelli:\|tani
D2		Sergentium
C2		Solus et\|Soluntum [Solus, also called Soluntum.]
E2		Stÿella Stephani,forte. (E3) [Styella, as Stephanus seems to call it.]
E3		Syracusæ
A1		SYRACVSAE\|quadriurbs [Syracuse, consisting of four cities.]
E2		Tamaritium\|Pabnarum
E2		Tauromenia\|olim Naxos. [Tauromenia, once called Naxos.]
A1		Temenitis\|arx
B3		Thermæ,vel Ad Aquas Larodas [Hot springs, or At the Waters of Larodas.]
C2		Thermæ\|Himeræ
D2		Tissa,vel\|Thisse (E2) Tissa or Thisse.]
D2		Traianopolis
D3		Trinacria
C3, B3		Triocala
E3		Trogilum
E2		Trotilum
A1		Tycha.
D1		Tynda:\|ris siue\|Tÿndariû [Tyndaris or Tyndarium.]
B2		Veneris Aeneidis\|ara vel Parthenicû. [The altar of Venus in the Aeneid, or of the Parthenici.]
B2		Veneris\|Erycinæ
E2		Xiphonia

Roadnames

Quadrant		Text
C2, E1		Valeria uia (B2) (C2) (D2) (E2)

Degrees

Quadrant		Text
C1, B1		38

Privilege

Quadrant		Text
B1		Cum Pruilegio decennali Imp.\|Reg.&cancellariæ Braban:\|tiæ 1584. (C1) [With an imperial and royal ten year privilege, and that of the Council of Brabant, 1584.]

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

Quadrant		Text
E1		Bruttij.vel\|Brettania\|regio. [The region of the Brutti or Brettania.]
C2		Campus Ennen:\|sis
D2		CATANAEI.
D2, E2		CYCLOPES.
A1		DASCON\|REGIO.
B2		ELYMI.
E3		Epipo:\|læ
A1		Epipolæ
D2		Galarina\|regio.
D3, C3		Geloi campi.
A1		GYAS.
E3		GYAS.
E1		ITALIAE\|PARS.
D2, D3		LAESTRIGONES.
D2		LEONTINI\|Campi,et GEOR\|GESIMA Regio. [The fields of Leontin, also called the Georgesima region.]
E3		Martis\|transitus [The passage of Mars.]
E2		MESSENII,vel\|MAMERTINI. (D2) [The Messeni or Mamertini.]
C2, B2		OBRITAE.
E1, E2		Palæstenus ager
E1		PELORITANA ORA
E2, D2		Piorum Cam:\|pus
B2		SEGESTANI.
B3		SELINVNTIA ORA.
C3		SICANIA REGIO.
D2		Symæ:\|thij.
D3		SYRACVSII.
A1		Tyraca\|palus [The swamp of Tyraca.]
E3		Via Elorina.
E1		Via Pompeia
D2, E2		XVTHIA.

Scales

Quadrant		Text
A1		37
A3		37
A3		37
E3		37
A2		38
C3, B3		38
E2		38
A1		39
D1		39
D3		39
E1		39
E1		40
E3		40

Rivers, inlets, creeks

Quadrant		Text
E2		Acio flu.
B2		Acithius flu.
D2		Adranum flu.
C3		Agragas flu.
E3		Alabus flu.Ala:\|chis Vibij (D3). [The river Alabus, called Alachis by Vibius.]
B3, C3		Alba flu.
C3		Alba flu. [added between 1592 and 1595]
E2		Amenan:\|nus flu.
A1		Anapus flu.
D3		Anapus flu.an Ana:\|tis Livij.Anecus\|Vibij est. (E3) [The river Anaput, called Anatis by Livius. In Vibius you find Anecus.]
E2		Asines,vel Acesine flu.\|An Tauromius flu.Vibij. [The river Asines or Acesine, but by Vibius called the river Taurominus.]
B3, B2		Atÿs flu.
E3		Aßinarum flu.
B2		Batheus flu.
E3		Cacÿpario flu.
C3		Camicus flu.
D2		Chida fl.
D2		Chrÿsas flu.
D2		Cyamosorus flu.
E3		Cyane fons (D3) [added between 1592 and 1595]
D3		Diana flu.
D3		Dianæ\|fons
B2		Eleutherus flu.Ore:\|thum Vibij fortè [The river Eleutherus, perhaps the same that Vivius calls Orethum.]
E3		Elorum flu.
D1, D2		Helicon flu.
B2		Herbessus flu.
C2		Himera flu.
C2		Himera flu.
C3		Himera,qui et Gelas flu. [The river Himera which is also called Gelas.]
D3		Hipparis,Iporus\|Hictaris flu. [The river Hipparis, or Iporus, or Hictaris.]
D3		Hirminium flu.
D3		Hypsa flu.Ptolemæo. [The river which Prolemæus calls Hypsa.]
B3		Hÿpsa flu./Plinio [The river Hypsa, according to Plinius.]
B3, C3		Isburus flu.
B3		Lanarius flu.
C3		Lijcus qui et\|Halÿcus flu. [The river Lijcus, which is also called Halycus.]
D2		Lißon fl.
D1, E1		Longanus flu. (D2)
B3		Mazara flu.
D2		Menais\|fons
C2		Monalus flu.
D3, E3		Motychanus flu.
D3, D2		Myla flu.
D3		Oanus\|flu.
E2		Onobala flu.
E3		Orinus flu.qui et\|Erineus [pThe river Orinus, also called Erineus.]
E2		Pantachus vel\|Pantagia flu.
E1		Phactelinus flu.
B3		Selinus flu.
D3		Sicanus flu.\|fortè. [Probably the river Sicanus.]
B2, B3		Sossiuo flu.
E2		Sÿmethus flu.Ptolemæi [Symethus river according to Ptolemæus.]
E2, D2		Sÿmæthus\|flu.
D2		Terias flu.
D2		Terias flu.
E2		Terias flu.
A1		Thymbris flu.
D1, D2		Timetus flu.

Lakes

Quadrant		Text
A1		Archidemia\|fons
D3		Camarinus\|Palus
D3		Cocanicus\|lacus
C2		Fons En:\|gÿon
A1		Gÿane fons
D2		Hercule\|us lacus.
A1		Lÿsimelia\|palus [The swamp called Lÿsimelia.]
A1		Magæa fons
A1		Mylichie fons
D3		Palicus lacus\|alicubi hic,et Palica urbs. [Lake Palicus is somewhere here, and the city of Palicia.]
C2		Pergus lacus,\|et vmbilicus\|Siciliæ. Hic\|Proserpinam\|à Plutone\|raptam fe:runt. (D2) [Lake Pergus, also called the navel of Sicily. Here they say that Proserpina was ravished by Pluto.]
A1		Temenitis\|fons.

Cartouches

Quadrant		Text
C1		SICILIAE\|VETERIS\|TYPVS.\|Ex Conatibus Ab. Ortelij. [A representation of Sicily in ancient times, from the records od Abraham Ortelius the geographer.]
A2		Territorij Syracusani loca,in:\|certæ positionis:Acrillæ,Echetla,Magel:\|la. [Places in the area of Syracuse. Of uncertain location are Acrillae, Echetta and Magella.]
A3		Veteris Siciliæ loca,incertæ aut pror:\|sus incognitæ positionis. [Placenames uf uncertain or formerly unknown location] \| VRBES [Cities] Acharenses\|Acra\|Adrÿx\|Amathe\|Ancÿræ\|Arbele\|Artacia\|Aterium\|Atina\|Bucinija\|Calauria\|Causonia\|Chimera\|Comitianum\|Crastus\|Crenides qui\|philippi [changed in 1624 to Philippi.] \|Cijdonia\|Didÿme\|Eggÿna\|Esini\|Emporium\|Ergetium\|Erÿce\|Exagyos\|Halentina\|Hippana,que\|et Ipana\|Homotÿles\|Iaetia,an\|Ietas\|Ichana\|Indara\|Lichindus\|Megarus\|Miscera\|Morgÿna\|Nacona\|Noæ,an fortè\|Nooeni\|Nonÿmna\|Ochÿra\|Omphace\|Piacus\|Pirina\|Plinte\|Propalæ\|Prostropæa\|Sinoeßa\|Stilpe\|Talaria.\|ZRCES [Strongholds] Cype\|Eizelos\|Elauia\|Eucarpia\|Motÿlæ.\|VICI, [Villages] \|Paradisus\|MONTES [Mountains]\|Atabirius\|Torgium\|FLVVII [Rivers]\|Achates\|Damÿrias\|Elysius\|Hypas\|Pachisius\|Rhÿacus\|Triopala\|REGIONES [Regions]\|Aphannæ\|Craserium\|Epiora\|Pelagonia\|Rhybdus\|STAGNVM [swamp] Gelonium\|POPVLI [tribes Ecestienses\|Etini\|Chalcides\|Herblulenses\|Icilienses\|Letini\|Timæi\|LOCA [Places] \|Ambicias\|Apollinis ref.\|Achillæum\|Cabala\|Chalis refug.\|Cÿmba\|Draxum\|Hipponium Italicum\|Mela\|Mergana\|Mesopotamium\|plaga\|Micite\|Gorgium\|Nomæ\|Phædæ\|Rhÿacus\|Saturnifan.\|Senis\|Scritæa.