Parergon

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Parergon is a supplementary historical atlas by Abraham Ortelius that accompanied his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, illustrating ancient geography and historical events.

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Parergon canonical 2
Parergon, or Supplement 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cartographic work
historical atlas
associatedWith Plantin Press
author Abraham Ortelius
cartographer Abraham Ortelius
countryOfOrigin Habsburg Netherlands
creator Abraham Ortelius
depicts ancient world
firstPublishedInCentury 16th century
genre atlas
historical atlas
hasPart historical commentaries
maps of biblical lands
maps of classical sites
maps of historical regions
maps of the ancient world
textual annotations
hasTitleTranslation Parergon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parergon, or Supplement

Ortelius’s Parergon
surface form: Supplement to the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
historicalPeriod Renaissance
influenced later historical atlases
intendedAudience educated readers of the 16th century
scholars of history
isSupplementTo Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
language Latin
mapsFocus ancient empires
biblical events
classical historical events
medium printed book
notableFor integration of maps with historical narrative
visualization of ancient geography
placeOfPublication Antwerp
printingTechnique copperplate engraving
publicationSeries Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
publisher Christophe Plantin
relatedWork Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
subject ancient geography
ancient history
biblical history
classical antiquity
historical cartography
usesSource ancient historians
biblical texts
classical authors
workExampleOf Renaissance cartography

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Abraham Ortelius notableWork Parergon
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Abraham Ortels notableWork Parergon
subject surface form: Abraham Ortelius