Map of the world: “Typus Orbis Terrarum”, from Ortelius’s “Americaesive Novi Orbis”, 1570 (hand-coloured engraving)

Map of the world: "Typus Orbis Terrarum", from Ortelius's "Americaesive Novi Orbis", 1570 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ortelius, Abraham (1527-98); British Library, London, UK; © British Library Board. All Rights Reserved Credit Line: www.bridgemanimages.com