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Abraham Ortelius, a contemporary of William Shakespeare, created the groundbreaking atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, including this map of Europe, the Mediterranean, Northern Africa, and Western Asia. These regions were heavily traveled for trade and known by reputation to educated people of Renaissance Europe. Many of Shakespeare's characters travelled from their homeland to the far corners of these regions, bringing back reports of unfamiliar and exotic cultures. These "different" societies would have held a certain allure and wonder for Shakespeare's audiences, yet at the same time implied a threat, creating an effective tension for dramatic performance.
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st74cw52r
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Europae
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map
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1
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st74cw52r
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map
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normalized
title
Europae
description
Abraham Ortelius, a contemporary of William Shakespeare, created the groundbreaking atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, including this map of Europe, the Mediterranean, Northern Africa, and Western Asia. These regions were heavily traveled for trade and known by reputation to educated people of Renaissance Europe. Many of Shakespeare's characters travelled from their homeland to the far corners of these regions, bringing back reports of unfamiliar and exotic cultures. These "different" societies would have held a certain allure and wonder for Shakespeare's audiences, yet at the same time implied a threat, creating an effective tension for dramatic performance.
date
["[1570]"]
year
1570
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_007848
creators
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Europe--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Europe
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Maps
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Cartographic
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pageCount
1
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pubPlace
Antverpiae
publisher
Apud Aegid. Coppenium Diesth
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
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56.2
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15.016
extent
1 map : col. ; 37 x 49 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Text on Verso: "Europa... Europa unde hoc nomen acceperit..."
Appears in the author's Theatrum orbis terrarum. Antverpiae : Apud Aegid. Coppenium Diesth, 1570.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Atlas scanned by Internet Archive http://archive.org/stream/theatrumorbister00orte.
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st74cw52r
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