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182-Tempe. Tessaliae Pars Description: Thessaly, Macedonia, the Aegean Sea and Mount Olympus with the Ark of Jupiter. The town Gonnum Urbs appears beneath Mount Olympus, close to the river Peneus. A beautiful drawing shows the Temple of Jupiter surrounded by festive rural scenes. This fine map contains a title picture at the top and at the bottom a citation of Ovid's Metamorphosis and the inscription Delinaetum et aeditum auctore Ab. Ortelio cum rivilegio decennali 1590. Autor: Place: Year: 1590 Quality document:
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