Ortelius’s Parergon

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Ortelius’s Parergon is a celebrated series of historical and thematic maps by Abraham Ortelius, often published as a supplement to his pioneering world atlas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical atlas
map series
aim to complement contemporary geographic knowledge with historical context
to visualize historical and biblical narratives
associatedPerson Christophe Plantin
surface form: Christopher Plantin
cartographer Abraham Ortelius
cartographicInnovation systematic mapping of historical periods
use of extensive textual annotations on maps
countryOfOrigin Habsburg Netherlands
creator Abraham Ortelius
fieldOfWork cartography
classical studies
historical geography
firstPublicationCentury 16th century
genre historical cartography
thematic cartography
hasInfluenced early modern historical geography
later historical atlases
hasMapFeature allegorical figures
ancient place names
decorative cartouches
historical notes on the map surface
hasPart maps of ancient Greece
maps of biblical history
maps of classical mythology
maps of historical regions
maps of the Holy Land
maps of the Roman Empire
maps of the ancient world
historicalPeriodDepicted Roman Empire
Greek Antiquity
surface form: ancient Greece

biblical era
classical antiquity
isSupplementTo Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
language Latin
mapType engraved maps
medium printed book
notableFor influence on historical geography
integration of historical commentary with maps
placeOfPublication Antwerp
printingTechnique copperplate engraving
publisher Abraham Ortelius
relatedWork Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
subject ancient history
biblical history
classical antiquity
historical regions of Europe

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Theatrum Orbis Terrarum relatedWork Ortelius’s Parergon
Parergon hasTitleTranslation Ortelius’s Parergon
this entity surface form: Supplement to the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum