Europa Regina. 16th century maps of Europe in the form of a queen
The article sheds new light and data on a special group of 16th century anthropomorphic maps. Adopting the antique myth of the Phoenician princess Europa, they show Europe with the outlines of a female figure. The archetype version (Paris 1537) was created by Johannes Putsch (1516–1542), a Tyrolean...
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| Language: | English |
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Belgeo |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/7711 |