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CYPRI INSULA

1608
Map Details
MAP ID
M.0046
Cartographer
Petrus KESCHEDT
Short Title

CYPRI INSULA

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PAMPHILIV Hoc Mare, quod nunc Se=ttelię Sinus dicitur antiqui=tus periculosißimū erat die=bus maxime inter Natiuitatē, et Epiphaniam Domini: Sed uirtus unius ex Sa.mis clauis, quibus Redemptor noster cru=cifixus est ibidem p[er] Beatã Helenam, Constantini ma=trem iniecti terrores et pericula mira=culo ademit. // CITINA Cerastim, Aspelia, Cripton, Collinia, Amathusia, Paphia Macaria, et deniq3 Cyprus hęc Insula dicta est, quę uox græca Venerem significat, quod admodum ibi ueneraba=tur, et in Olympo mōte eius erat Templum, cuius ingre=ßus uisusq3 mulierib9 in=terdicebatur ex Strab.

Place of publication
Cologne
Year
1608
Dimensions
121 x 168 mm
Medium
Copper engraving
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