File:PeriplusAncientMap.jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file (1,524 × 1,198 pixels, file size: 239 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description
English: Map by Abraham Ortelius, (1527-1598) for the Periplus Maris Erythraei (Περίπλους τὴς Ἐρυθράς Θαλάσσης "Periplus of the Erythraean Sea"), attributed to Arrian.
Date
Source Plate [162] from: Theatrum orbus terrarum /­ Abraham Ortelius. Antverpiae: Apud Ioannem Bapt. Vrintium, 1609.
Author
Abraham Ortelius  (1527–1598)  wikidata:Q232916 s:it:Autore:Abraham Ortelius
 
Abraham Ortelius
Alternative names
Ortels, Oertel, Orthellius, Wortels
Description Spanish-Dutch cartographer, historian, engraver, geographer, archaeologist and afsetter
Date of birth/death 14 April 1527 Edit this at Wikidata 28 June 1598 / 29 June 1598 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Antwerp Edit this at Wikidata Antwerp Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Antwerp Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q232916

See also:

Licensing

[edit]
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domain

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current08:10, 24 March 2007Thumbnail for version as of 08:10, 24 March 20071,524 × 1,198 (239 KB)World Imaging (talk | contribs)Ancient map (17th century) depicting the locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.

You cannot overwrite this file.

The following page uses this file:

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

View more global usage of this file.

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:PeriplusAncientMap.jpg&oldid=910763222"