Cartographica Neerlandica Topographical names for Ortelius Map No. 220

Scales

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

Oceans, Seas, Bays, Gulfs, Straights, Capes

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

Textblocks

Quadrant		Text
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.]

Placenames

Quadrant		Text
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

Places of uncertain location

Quadrant		Text
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

Mountain ranges, mountains, dunes

Quadrant		Text
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].

Degrees

Quadrant		Text
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

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

Quadrant		Text
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

Islands

Quadrant		Text
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

Rivers, inlets, creeks

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

Privilege

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

Orientations

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

Cartouches

Quadrant		Text
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.]

Countries and regions of uncertain location

Quadrant		Text
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

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