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A finely engraved copperplate map of Europe and the North Atlantic, including Greenland, parts of Northern Africa, and the Middle East. The map features rhumb lines originating from three prominent compass roses. Several 16th-century sailing ships (galleons) and a sea monster are depicted in the oceans. A decorative chain-link border surrounds the entire image. In the top right, there is a detailed inset map of Nova Zembla and a decorative cartouche. In the bottom left, a highly ornate cartouche provides a description of Europe.

Top-left area showing the southern coast of Greenland and the North Atlantic.

GREENLAND
Hope Sanderson
London Coast
Rale haryer likely referring to Raleigh's exploration
Cape Bedford
Sanderson’s Tower
Cape Walsingham
Gilbert's Sound
Warwick Foreland
Davis Strait
Saint Thomas Monastery

Central North Atlantic area.

ICELAND
Arctic Circle
Deucaledonian Ocean

Top right inset map and accompanying text.

NOVA ZEMBLA

Nassau Strait
Waygats Vaygach Strait

DESCRIPTION OF NOVA ZEMBLA,
for the purpose of understanding it thoroughly, in the month of July just past of the current year 1594, a certain ship paid for by the most illustrious Lords of the States was equipped and, setting sail from the port of Texel, committed itself to the sea.

Main European continent and surrounding regions.

EUROPE
LAPLAND
CONDORA
PERM
RUSSIA
MUSCOVY
LITHUANIA
POLAND
GERMANY
DENMARK
NORWAY
SWEDEN
FINLAND
SCOTLAND
IRELAND
ENGLAND
FRANCE
ITALY
GREECE
CRIMEA
ANATOLIA

German Ocean North Sea
Spanish Ocean Bay of Biscay/Atlantic

Bottom left ornate cartouche.

EUROPE

EUROPE is separated from Asia by the Tanais Don River and the Maeotian marsh Sea of Azov, as far as the Hellespont Dardanelles. From the Strait of Hercules Strait of Gibraltar, it is marked off from Africa by the Mediterranean Sea. It is to be preferred far above all other parts of the world due to the temperate nature of its regions, the fertility of its soil, the various kinds of quadrupeds and birds, the abundance and excellence of its fruits, the presence of all the liberal and mechanical arts, and the fortitude, military prowess, and erudition of its many peoples.

Bottom edge and Atlantic islands.

Azores Islands, formerly the Flemish Islands
Atlantic Ocean
Canary Islands, formerly the Fortunate Isles

BARBARY
PART OF AFRICA
Mediterranean Sea
EGYPT
ARABIA