Presbiteri Iohannis, sive Abissinorvm Imperii Descriptio
- Description:
- Map often referred to as the Prester John map, first issued in Additamentum. Dedicated to biblical David. An Arab dhow appears off the west coast. In the seas, two dolphins and on land four elephants; Map depicts Africa from the Mediterranean to the Mountains of the Moon. Norwich ID: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Uncolored Dr. Oscar I. Norwich
- Creator:
- Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
- Provider:
- Stanford
- Resource Class:
- Maps
- Date Issued:
- 1573
- Spatial Coverage:
- Africa--Maps
- Rights:
- Image from the Dr. Oscar I. Norwich collection of maps of Africa and its islands, 1486 - ca. 1865 courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
- Rights Holder:
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
- License:
- https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- Access Rights:
- Public
- Format:
- JPEG2000
- Georeferenced:
- More details at:
- https://purl.stanford.edu/hm542hf6220