Cartographica Neerlandica Topographical names for Ortelius Map No. 216

Oceans, Seas, Bays, Gulfs, Straights, Capes

Quadrant		Text
B3		Acanas|prom.
C3, B3		AEGYPTIA:CVM MARE [according to] Ptolemæo,quod et|AVSTRI:NVM [according to] Straboni.
D3		Ammochostus|prom.Pedali:|um nonnullis.
E2		Argennum|prom.
B1, C2		Callinusa|prom.
C1, D1		Chersonesus prom.
C2		CILICIAE FRETVM [according to] Ptol.|CILICINVS SINVS [according to] Orosio
D2		Clides pro.
C1		Coela Euboeæ.
C2		Cromium|prom.
C3		Curias|prom.
C3		Dades|prom.
D2		Dinare:|tum pro.
B1, B1		Draconon|prom.
B1, A1		Drepanum prom.
B3		Drepanum|prom.
C1, C2		EVBOICVM Mare.
E1		Fretum Mycales.
D2		Issicus|sinus.
E3		Mania prom.|Malia fortè [according to] Straboni.
A3		Melæna|prom.
A3		Mylantia pro.
D1		Myrtoi|maris|pars.
C1, B1		OETEVS qui et OPVNTIVS Sinus.
D2		Olympus|prom.
B1		PAMPHI|LIVM MA|RE.
A2		Panos|prom.
B1		Pelasgicus sin.
C1		Phalasia prom.
B3		Phruri:|um prom.
B3		Prom.unde proi:|cciuntur qui|Apollinis aram|attigerunt. [Cape from where those proceed who intend to reach the altar of Apollo.]
B1		Samium|fretum.
D2, D3		SYRIACVM|MARE.
B3		Zephyria|prom.

Textblocks

Quadrant		Text
D3		Cypri insulæ incognitæ positionis [Places of uncertain location on the isle of Cyprus.]
E2		Incertæ posi:|tionis. [Places of uncertain location]
E1		Incertæ positionis. [Places of uncertain location]
A2		incognitæ po:|sitionis. [of uncertain location]
A3		lo:|ca incogni:|ti situs. [places of uncertain location.]
B1		Loca Euboeæ,quorum situs ignoratur. (C1) [Places of unknown location on Euboea.]
B1		Loca in Delo|uspiam [Places somwhere on Delos island.] # [end of Ort 216a; now follows Ort 216b again:]
A1		Loca incertæ positionis,
E3		situs incertus [place of uncertain location]

Placenames

Quadrant		Text
A2		Achaia.
D2		Acheorum|littus.
C1		Adep:|sus [in 1601 changed into:] Ædep:sus.
E2		Aegirus.
C2		Aepeia,et Soloe.
C1		Aethio:|pium.
E2		Agameda.
C2		Agidos.
C1		Amarÿnthas.
C3		Amathus [added in 1592]
D1		Ampelus|prom.
D1		Andros
C1		Anthedon.
E2		Antissa.
D2, C2		Aphrodisium
A3		Apollinis fa:|num.
A1		Apollinis|fanum.
E1, E2		Apollinis|Sminthy.
C1		Arethusa.
B3		Arsinoe
B3		Arsinoe
D2		Arsinoe.
C2		Artemidis|fanum.
C1		Artemisium, [according to] Plut.
C1		Artemysum| [according to] Pliny.
C1		Atalante|nesi:|um.
C1		Athenæ
B3		Bosura.
B3		Cacobasi|lea.
C1		Cale Acte
A3, A2		Camÿrus
C1		Canethum.
D1		Cantharius prom.
D1, C1		Caphareus
E1		Careßus.
D2		Carpasia.
D1, E1		Carthæa.
C1, D1		Carÿstus.
C1, B1		Cenæum prom.
C1		Cerinthus.
C2		Ceronia,Ce:|rineum [according to] Pli:|ny videtur.
C1		Chal:|cis.
C1		Cherronesus
A3		Chios.
D2, C2		Chytrus.
C3		Citium,an|Cyttium|quoque.
B1		Cnemides.
E3		Cornu.
A2		Crete:|nia.
B3		Curium an Carium,|quoque et Curidium.
C1, C2		Cynosura
B3		Cythera
A3		Delphinium.
C1		Dium.
C1		Drymus.
C1		Eretria
E2		Ereßus
D1, D2		Gaureleon portus|qui et Gaurum. (C1) (C2)
D1, C1		Geræstus
D2		Golgi.
C1		Hellopia.
E3		Hephæstias
B3		Hierocepia
A2		Histi statio.
C1		Horeus,Oreum,quod fortè|Oropus,et Orobiæ.
A2		Iasysus|pagus. (A3) [pagus removed in 1624]
C3		Idalium.
A2		Inus
C2, C3		isidis templum.
C1		Italica.
E1, E2		Iulis
E1		Iunonium|sacrum [changed in 1592 to:] Iunonis|sacrum.
E2		Ißa.
C2		Lapithus.
E1		Laura.
C2, D2		Leon prom.Leuce|Acte uidetur Strab.
D3		Leucola|portus
C2, C3		Leuteon,et|Ledron.
C2		Limenia.
A2		Lindus.
C2		Macaria
E2, E3		Maloientis|Apollinis.
C3		Marium.
C1		Marma:|rium.
E2		Methymna.
E2		Mitÿle:|ne.
A2		Mna: [colon added in 1624] |syrium.
E3		Myrina.
E2		Nape.
E1		Neptuni|templum.
A3		Notium
A1		Nouæ Athenæ/Hadrianæ.
C1		ocham.
A2		Ochy:|roma.
C1		Oechalia.
C3		Palæa
B3		Paphos antiqua|quæ Erÿthra|olim.
B3		Paphos|noua.
C1		Petalia
A3		Phanæa prom.
A2		Physcus
A3		Posidium
E1		Posidonium|prom.
E2		Pyrrha.
A2		Rhodus. [removed in 1601:],quæ et Ia:|lysus.
D2		Salamis,|que et Co:|ronia,item|Constantia.
E1		Samos.
C2, C3		Satrachus. (B2) (B3)
C1		Scyros.
E2		Singrium|prom.
C1		Styra
D2, C2		Tamaßus.
C1		Taminæ
A2		THoantium.
C3		Throni ciuitas,|et prom.
C2		Tremithus.
B3		Treta.
D3		Veneri sa:|cer collis
D2		Veneris fan.
C2		Veneris tem:|plum.
B3		Veneris|templum

Places of uncertain location

Quadrant		Text
B1		Acontius [mountain]
D3		Acra [city.]
D3		Acragas [city.]
C1		Aegæ (B1) [Insula]
B1		Aegæ [urbs]
D3		Alcathi villa [city.] [added in 1601]
D3		Alexandria [city.]
E1		Amphilysus,
D3		Aoius mons [mountain.]
D3		Aous flu. [river.]
C2, B1		Argura
E2		Arisba [city]
B1		Artemisium.
D3		Asine [city.]
D3		Asphax [tribe]
E1		Astÿpalæ,
E1		Aßorus,
C2, B1		Bouis aula.
E3		Brysa [cape]
A3		Carides.
D3		Cephalus [city.] [added in 1601]
D3		Cerbia [city.]
E1		Cercetius,
A3		Chelippus|mons.
E1		Chesias,
E1		Chesius,
B1		Chios [urbs]
E3		Chrÿsa. [island]
E2		Cillæum
D3		Cinÿria [city.]
E2		Ciraua [city]
A3		Coeoloesi,
B1		Cotÿleum [mountain]
E2		Creon [mountain]
D3		Cresium [city.]
D3		Cresium [city.]
D3		Cyrenia,nisi|sit Ceronia [city.]
B1		Cyrus [urbs]
C2, B1		Delium.
B1		Diacria [mountain]
D3		Dionia [city.]
B1		Dirphos [mountain]
B1		Dystos [urbs]
E1		Echias, [city]
D3		Elmæus
C1		Elymnium. (B1) (C2) [Insula]
D3		Epidarum [city.]
D3		Erysthia [city.]
E3		Euboea [place]
C1		Garga (B1) [fons]
D3		gerandrum [city.]
E2		Geren [city]
E1		Gigarto,
E1		Gorgia,
C1		Gortie (B1) [Gens]
A3		Helene|fons, [added in 1592]
E3		Hermæum [mountain]
E2		Hiera [city]
E2		Hyperdexium [country]
A2		Ineßa fons,
E1		Ipnus,
E1		Ipnusia,
D3		Lacedæmon [city.]
E3		Lampetium [grave]
C1		Lelantum. (B1) [Fluvius]
E1		Leucothea,
E2		Macÿstus [mountain]
D3		Malum [city.]
B1		Melos
B1		Mesapium [mountain]
E2		Metaum [city]
B1		Methone
B1		Metropolis
B1		Nedon [mountain]
E1		Nedus, [city]
B1, B2		Nysa
A1		Oenoe vrbs.
E2		Olympus [mountain]
B1		Ophelta [mountain]
E2		Orcynium [mountain]
B1		Oreste [region]
B1		Oritanum [urbs]
D3		Otienses [tribe]
B1		Parthenium [urbs]
E2		Penthile [mountain]
D3		Pileus flu. [river.] [changed in 1601 to:] Plieus
E1		Poeeßa vrbs vspiam fuit in hac insula. [The city of Poeessa was once on this island.]
E2		Polium
E2		Polium [mountain]
B1		Porthmus [urbs]
A1		Pramnium|mons.
A2		Pydna urbs,
E2		Pylæus [mountain]
B1		Pyrrha [urbs]
B1		Rynchæ [region]
B1		Scarphe,quæ et Eteonos [urbs]
E2		Sina [added in 1601]
B1		Sphecia
E2		Tantalus. [mountain]
A1		Tauropolium,seu|Dianæ templum.
E1		Tauropolium|siue Dianæ|fanum.
D3		Tembrus [city.]
A2		Thera urbs,
A2		Thermydra|portus,
D3		Togessus [city.]
E1		Tragium (E2) [city]
B1		Trochoides,
B1		Trychala [mountain]
D3		Tyrrhia.
D3		Vrania. [city.]
B1		Zarethra [added in 1592]
B1		Zelasia

Mountain ranges, mountains, dunes

Quadrant		Text
B3		Acamanthus mons.
E1, D1		Ampelus mons.
A3		Aruis m.
A2		Atabyrius|mons.
A1		Cynthus/mons
E2		Leptym:|nus m.
A3		Mimas|mons.
E3		Mosychlon|mons.
C3		Olympus m.
C3		Olympus m.|mamillæ similis. [Mount Olympus, resembling a breast.]
A3		Pelinæus|mons.
C3		Solorum|montes.
C1		Teleth:|rius M.

Degrees

Quadrant		Text
B3		35
D3, E3		35
B1		37 36
D2, E2		37 36
B1		64
B3		64
C2		65 66
C3		65. 66.
D2		67.
D3		67.

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

Quadrant		Text
B1, C2		ACHAIAE|PARS.
B3, C3		AMATHV:|SIA.
C3		Apollinus lucus.
D2		Cauda|bouis.
C1		Diades.
C1, D1		EVBOEA,Insula
C1		Hesti::æotis.
C3		Idalium|nemus.
B3		Iouis lucus.
A2		IXIA.
C2, B3		LA||PITHIA.
C1		Lelantum|campus.
A3		Palmarum|lucus.
B3		PAPHIA.
E2		Pÿrrheum|nemus
C3, D2		SALAMI:|NIA. (C2)

Islands

Quadrant		Text
A1		Andri insulæ|pars
D1		ANDROS.
C1		Atalanta
D2		Carpasiæ insulæ.
A3		CHIOS.
E2		CIA,et CEOS.
D2		Clides|insulæ
B1		DELVS.
E2		Euripus
D1		Gyræ petræ,quæ et|Capharides,et|Choerades.
D1, C1		Gÿarus.
C2		Helena.
B3		Hieroce|pia ins.
A1		ICARAIA.
E1		Ioniæ pars.
E3		LEMNOS.
E2		LESBOS.
B1		Lichades|insule [in 1624 changed into:] insulæ
B1		Melanthij scopuli,|uel insulæ.
A1		Melanthij|scopuli. [removed before or during 1601]
B1		Myco:|nus.
C1, C2		Myrtos ins.|et vrbs
E1		Narthe:|cus ins.
E2		Nesiope|ins.
A3		Pelus
C1, C2		Petaliæ insulæ.
E2		PHRYGIA|MINOR
A3		Plyra|ins.
E2		Pyrrhæ|us.
A1		RHENIA.
A2		RHODVS.
D2		Salaminæ|insulæ
B1		Sami insu:|læ pars.
E1, D1		SAMVS|ionica.
B3		Stiria|ins.
A1		Tenos.
A1		TREMON.

Rivers, inlets, creeks

Quadrant		Text
C1, C2		Asopus flu.
C1		Budorus flu.
C1		Callas flu.
C1		Ceron flu.
C3		Clarius flu.
E1, E2		Elixus flu.
E1		Imbrasus,qui et|Parthenius flu.
A1, B1		Inopus flu.
E1		Iulis|fons
C2		Lapithus flu.
C3, B3		Lÿcus flu.
C1		Nileus fl.
C3		Pedius flu.
A2		Physcus flu.
B3, C3		Satrachus flu.
C3		Tetius flu.

Privilege

Quadrant		Text
D3		Cum priulegio decennali.|1584. [With a privilege for ten years. 1584.]

Cartouches

Quadrant		Text
B1		CYPRVS,|Insula læta choris,blandorum|et mater amorum. [the happy, leading island, pleasant, and the mother of loves.]
C1		INSVLAR.ALIQUOT AEGAEI MARIS ANTIQVA DESCRIP.|Ex Conatibus geographicis Abrahami Ortelij Antuerpiani. (B1) (D1) [A representation according to the Ancients of some islands in the Egaean sea, from the geographical efforts of Abraham Ortelius of Antwerp.]

Orientations

Quadrant		Text
C3		Meridies.
A2		OCCIDENS.
E2		Oriens.
C1		Septemtrio.

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