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Ortelius Map No. 220

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Cartouches

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A3  TERRA|SVIS CON:|TENTA BONIS,|NON INDIGA|MERCIS,AVT|IOVIS,IN SOLO|TANTA EST|FIDUCIA|NILO (B3) [A land that of itself is rich enough, needs no foreign aid, Iove's help it scorns, relying as it does on the bounty of the Nile.]

Degrees

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A3  23
A3  24
E3  24 23
A2  25
A1  26
A1  27
E1  27 26
A3  58
A3, B3  59
B3  60
C3  61, 62
D3  63
E3  64

Placenames

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C3  Abaton petra
C1  Abidus
C1  Acanthorum|lucus, Apollini|sacer.
C2  Accipitrum|urbs
C1  Aphrodi:|topoliP Hysopis
C2  Aphrodites
D2  Aphroditum
C2  Apollinis magna|ciuitas quæ Apollo|Superior Antonino
D2  Apollinis|parua
D2  Aristonis
E3  Berenice.
C1  Bopus
E3, D3  Cabassum
D2  Campasi
D1  Caone
D1, C3  Chemnis. id est Pano:|polis Panos Antonini.
D1, C3  Chenohascia: Cenoba:|sium Antonini.
D2, C2  Chumis
E3  Coenon Hydreum,|Antonino:Nouum|Plinio
C2, D2  Contra Apollinus
C2, D2  Contra:|latum
C3  Contrasy:ene
C2  Contrathumuis
D2  Contra|coptas
C3  Contra|ombos
D1  Coptos Incicarum Ara:|bicarumque mercium|emporium
C1  Crocodilo|rum urbs
C2  Crocodilo|rum urbs
D2  Didyme
C1  Diospolis. id|est Iouis ci:|uitas parua
D2  Eilithyias quæ|Leucothea|Plinij
C3  Elephantis
C2  Hermonthis
C3  Hierasycaminos
E3  Hydreuma vetus|Troglodijrticum
D3  Hydreuma|Apollinis.
E1  Iadnos|fons
D2  Jouis
C2  Latopolis|siue Latorum urbs
D1, C3  Lepido:|tum
E2  Lepte acra
E1  Leucos port|tus, .1.Albus.
C2  Memmonium
C3  Metacompsos.
E1  Misormos,|quæ et Aphro:|dites postea
E2  Nechesia
B1  Oasis Magna, Ptolemæo.|Prima, Straboni.
D3, C3  Ombi Am:|bos Antonini.
C2  Pampanis vicus
C2, D2  Papa
D1  Paßalos.
D2  Phalacrum
E1  Philotære|portus, Aennu|Plinij.
C3  Philæ
D2  Phoenicon Niconon.|Hydreuma Plinij|videtur.
C2, C3  Phthontis|vicus
D1  Porphyrite
C3  Pselcis
C1  Ptolemais Her:|mij;Thebaidis|maxima urbs.
D1  Selinum Antonini,|Silitis forte Libri|Notitiar.
D3  Syene.
D2  Syrimgæ
C3  Tachompsos vicus, qui et Thatice.
C3  Tacompsos|altera, Plinij
C2  Tathyris|vicus
C1  Tentyra
D2, C2  Thebæ, et Diospolis,|id est Iouis ciuitas magna
C1  This
D1, C3  Thoenis.
C2, D2  Thumuis
D2  Toum
D2, C2  Tuphium
D1, C1  Typhonia hic de|scribuntur à|Strabone

Rivers, inlets, creeks

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C3, B3  Cataractes maior
C3  Cataractes|minor
D2  Nilus flu.
C1, D1  Nilus flu: [2x]

Privilege

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E3  Cum Priulegio Imperiali et|Belgico, ad decennium. 1584

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

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B3, A3  AEGYPTOS.S.C.
C3, D3  AETHIOPIAE SVB AEGYPTO PARS.
B2, A2  ALEXANDRIA|S.C. (A2)C NILVS.|S.C.
D1  ANTEIO|POLITES|Nomus
C1  APHRODITO:|POLIS Nom.
E2  Arabes Adei
E2  Arabes Azarei
D3, E3  Arabes Gnebadei.
C3  Aræ.locus|ubi Aethiopu|præsidium
C3  CATADVPI.
D3  CERASTAE
D1  COPTITES Nomus
C3  Dodecaschoenos
E1, E2  EGYPTII ICHTHIOPHAGI (D1)
C2  HERMON:|THITES No:|mus.
A1  INCERTAE|POSITIONIS|LOCA.
C2  LATOPOLI|TES Nomus
D1, D3  Lib:i:ca:pars (D2)
C2  MEMNON Nomus
C2, D2  OMBITES|Nomus
D1  PANOPOLITES|Qui et CHEM:|NITES Nomus.
C2  pars.
C1  TENTYRITIS Nomus
C1, D3  THE:|BAIDIS REGIO.|QUAE|ET AEGYPTVS|SVPE:RIOR. (D1) (C2) (D2)
D2  THEBARVM, siue|Diospolites|Nomus.
C1  THINITES Nomus.
E3  TISEBARICA|REGIO

Scales

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B1, B2  450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 Stadia
B1, B2  60 50 40 30 20 10 M. Paß.

Orientations

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A1, A3, Ort, 219  Occi|dens.
E1, E5, Ort, 119  O|riens

Islands

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C3  ELEPHANTINA Insula,|in qua Nilometrium et|Cnuphidis templum
D1, C1), C2  Jsidis sacra|insula
E1  Lambe|insula
E1  Ophiodes insula|ubi topasius
C3  Phila in:|sula.
E3  Stenæ Deire, et|Halonesi insule
E1  Tres insulas hic ponit|Agatarchides

Places of uncertain location

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A2  Abotis
A2  Achoris
A1  Amythaonia
A2  Anthiti
A2  Any.sis
A1  Apeliotes
A1  Arcadia
A1  Arieldela
A1  Arype
A1  Asphinum
A1  Atharrabis
A1  Athos
A1  Auaris
A1  Bosirara
A1  Bucaltum
A1  Burgus Seueri
A1  Byblos
A1  Calamona
A1  Caßanoros
A1  Cephro
A1  Ceßan
A1  Chortaso
A1  Colluthium
D3  Corte.
A1  Cos
A1  Cotenopolos
A1  Crambutis
A1  Crialon
A1  Cros
A1  Cusi
A1  Cyrtus
A1  Elysius
A1  Eurychorum
A1  Flagoniton
A1  Focis
A1  Gauei
A1  Gazulena
A1  Helos
A1  Iaeniotis
D2  Intra syenem et Hiera:|sycaminon habet Antoni:|nus hæc loca
A1  Isidis opidum
A1  Iuliopolis
D3  Izyzium,
A1  Justiniana noua II.
A1  Litræ
A1  Maximianopolis
A1  Melite
A1  Metole
A1  Metopium
A1  Mucerinæ
A1  Muson
A1  Mylon
A1  Naithum
A1  Narmuntum
A1  Nelupa
A1  Nupeum
A2  Oniabates
A2  Paprimis
D3  Parembole,
A2  Paremphis
A2  Pasteris
A2  Pempte
A2  Philadelphia
A2  Pinamus
A2  Pnebebis
A2  Polis
A1  Precteum
A1, B1  Proxenu:|polis
A1  Præsentia
D3  Pselis, et
A1  Psinaphus
A1  Psinaula
A1  Psochemnis
A2  Ptemengyris
A1  Pyre
A1  Python
A1  Sadalis
A1  Sampsira
A1  Sargantis
A1  Scenæ
A1  Sella
A1  Senos
A1  Sosteum
A1  Spania
A1  Syis
D3  Tafis
A1  Teuochis
D3  Thalmis
A1  Thamana
A1  Theodosiana
A1  Therenuthis
A1  Ticelia
A1  Tindum
A1  Tisis
A1  Titana
A1  Tityus
A1  Tohum
A1  Toicena
A1  Trichis
D3  Tutzit,
A1  Tyana
A1  Vantena
A2  VRBES

Countries and regions of uncertain location

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A1  Anabis
A1  Anthites
A1  Anytios
A1  Aphtula
A1  Bathrithites
A1  Cramutites
A1  Croites
A1  Daphnusium
A1  Diochites
A1  Dulopolis
A2  FLVVIVS
A2  Hiera
A2  INSVLAE
A2  Laemon
A2  MONS
A1  Nibis
A2  Nichocis
A1  NOMI
A2  Omonites
A1  Pentapolis
A2  Phaedrus
A2  Phanturites
A1  Phoenix
A2  Psenerus
A2  Psentris
A2  Psinectabis
A2  Psittachemnis
A2  Ptenethu.
A1  REGIONES
A2  Sebrithites
A2  Thermopolites
A1  Tripolitis
A1  VICI

Oceans, Seas, Bays, Gulfs, Straights, Capes

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E1  Acathartus|sinus
E3  Bazium|prom.
C3  Me:|ridi:|es.

Mountain ranges, mountains, dunes

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E2  Acabe mons
E1  Aiax mons.
E3, D3  Basanites La|pis mons
C3, D3  Crophi, et Mo:|phi montes
E1  Eos mons
B1, B2,, Ort, 119  Libyci mo:tes
D2  Niger Lapis mons.
E3  Pentadactilus|mons.
D1  Porphyritis mons|Ptolemæo, tanquam|minio rubens,|ut tradit|Agatarchides
C1, C2  Psammius mons.
C2, D2  Sacer mons
E2  Smaragdus mons.ubi|smaragdi reperiutur|teste Heliodoro. [Mount Emerald, where according to Heliodorus emeralds are found].

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D3  CATADVI gens, vel scopuli; quos|Seneca Nili Venas appellari dicit.ubi|Catarractes minor ptolemei. inter Crophi|et Morphi montes nimirum. [Here live the CATADVI people, or the scopuli, called Nili Venæ by Seneca located where Ptolemaeus says that the small cataracts are between the Crophi and Mophi mountains, of course.]
A2  Horum Vocabulorum, et ceterorum quæin ipsa tabula describuntur,|testimonia et auctoritates veterum, videre sunt in nostro Thesau:|ro Geograpophico. (B2) [About these placenames and of others which are desribed on this map, and the testimonies and authority of the ancient writers, see our Geographical Treasury.]
B1  Hybe et Trinytheum Loca|Oasis Maioris habet Liber|Notitiar. [The places Hybe and Trinytheum have a large oasis, according to the Liber Notitiarum]
D1  Iuxta Panopolim habet|Stephanus Neam, siue|Neapolim urbem. Item Suidas et Stephanus|Phoebythimvicum. [Next to Panopolis, Stephanus has Nea, or the city of Neapolis. Also, here is the city of Phoebitis, according to Suidas and Stephanus.
D3  Ptolemæo locus, et Herodoto: apud|quem, eum designari puto, qui inter|Catarractem minorem est, et Phi:|lam insulam. [This is in Herodotus and Ptolemaeus the place between the small Cataract and the island of Phila.]
C3  TABENNAM, hanc|insulam posteriorib. temporib. appellatur|credo. Inde Ta:|bennesiotas mo:|nachos vocant|primitiuæ eccle:|siæ scriptores. quorum|olim hic ingens mul:|titudo. [I think that this island in later times was called TABENNA. Hence the early ecclesiastical writers call the people, once very numerous, the Tabennesioti monks.]