[Europa regina].
Stylized map of Europe in the form of a woman wearing imperial regalia. Shows Hispania as her head wearing a crown facing Africa and her lower skirt as Grecia, Bulgaria, and Scythia. The Holy Roman Empire (Germania and other territories) is the centre of the torso, with Bohemia being her heart. In h...
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| Format: | Map |
| Language: | Latin |
| Language Notes: | German text verso: Das Ander Buch der Cosmographen (page 53). |
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[Basel?] :
[publisher not identified],
[between 1564 and 1588?]
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| Summary: | Stylized map of Europe in the form of a woman wearing imperial regalia. Shows Hispania as her head wearing a crown facing Africa and her lower skirt as Grecia, Bulgaria, and Scythia. The Holy Roman Empire (Germania and other territories) is the centre of the torso, with Bohemia being her heart. In her arms, formed by Italy and Denmark, she holds a sceptre and an orb (Sicily). In what might be interpreted as a political statement, Great Britain and Ireland are tiny, insignificant islands from which the queen turns her head. |
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| Item Description: | Title Relief shown pictorially. In left upper margin: 54. Includes German text in lower margin. Detached from atlas. North oriented toward the right. The Cushing Library copy is part of the Ronald L. and V. Jane Woellhof Rare Map Collection. |
| Physical Description: | 1 map : hand colored ; 26 x 17 cm |
| Place of Publication: | Switzerland -- Basel. |