MODEL OF ANCIENT GERMANY.

From the geographical efforts of Abraham Ortelius.

A detailed historical map of ancient Germany titled "Germaniae Veteris Typus" Model of Ancient Germany by the cartographer Abraham Ortelius, dated 1587. The map depicts Central Europe as known in antiquity, bounded by the "Oceanus Germanicus" German Ocean/North Sea and "Svevicum Mare" Suebian Sea/Baltic Sea to the north, the "Alpis" Alps and "Italiae pars" part of Italy to the south, the Rhine river and "Galliae pars" part of Gaul to the west, and the Vistula and "Sarmatiae Europaeae pars" part of European Sarmatia to the east. The landscape is densely labeled with tribal names such as Saxones Saxons, Franci Franks, Alemanni Alemanni, Suevi Suebi, and Vandali Vandals. Major geographical features include the Hercynia silva Hercynian Forest and Orcynium nemus Orcynian Grove, and the Danubius Danube and Albis Elbe rivers. The map is decorated with three ornate Renaissance-style cartouches and is enclosed in a border with longitudinal and latitudinal coordinates. Compass points "SEPTENTRIO" North, "MERIDIES" South, "OCCIDENS" West, and "ORIENS" East are noted on the borders.

With Imperial, Royal, and Belgian Privilege, for ten years. 1587.

CERTAIN POSITIONS OF DOUBTFUL LOCATION.


Aduri	Iarutaci
Alantienses	Landi
Amei	Luj, where the Iutae are
Ampnandri	Marsingj, where also the Marsigni
Araspi	Mogetiones
Attuarj, where also the Iuthungj	Peucini, where the Viptes
Auioni	Piresia castra Piresian Camp
Ballimoti	Quadriburgium
Batini, who are also the Gutones	Rhadinovrj
Calybens	Sedusij
Caracates	Sibini
Carini	Sidini
Catthicli	Solicinium
Caulci	Suardonis, where the Pharodeni are
Chaubi	Surbi
Cineros	Tuengi
Cubi, where also the Dengi	Vadomarij
Facti	Varini
Fiui	Vingranodurum
Guarni	Zvimi
Harmi

The names of places that first came into use around the times of Charlemagne are not counted among the older ones, and therefore it was decided not to name them here, either on the map itself or separately.

TO THE HONORABLE JACOBUS MONAVIUS OF SILESIA, A CITIZEN OF WROCLAW, A MAN MOST DISTINGUISHED IN BOTH ERUDITION AND HUMANITY, ABRAHAM ORTELIUS GLADLY BESTOWED AND DEDICATED THIS MONUMENT OF MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP.

Major Map Labels:

OCEANVS GERMANICVS German Ocean
MANICVS Fragment of the above
CIMBRICAE Chersonesi pars Part of the Cimbric Peninsula
DANI Danes
SVEVICVM MARE Suebian Sea, according to Tacitus, which is also the AMALCHIVM Amalchian Sea according to Pliny
SAXONES Saxons
Germania Inferior, vel Secunda Lower Germany, or Second
Arduenna silva Ardennes Forest
BELGICAE PARS Part of Belgica
Germania Superior, vel Prima Upper Germany, or First
GALLIAE PARS Part of Gaul
ITALIAE PARS Part of Italy
RHÆTIA Raetia
VINDELICIA Vindelicia
NORICVM Noricum
PANNONIA SVPERIOR Upper Pannonia
PANNONIA INFERIOR Lower Pannonia
DACIAE Pars Part of Dacia
SARMATIAE EVROPAEAE Pars Part of European Sarmatia
Hercynia silva Hercynian Forest
Silva, which is also the Orcynium nemus Orcynian Grove
FRANCI Franks
ALEMANNI Alemanni
BOIEMVM et BAEMI Bohemia and the Bohemians
MARCOMANNI Marcomanni