Ancient map of Southeast Asia, 1584

Ancient map of Southeast Asia, 1584Abraham Ortelius was a renowned Flemish cartographer and geographer who lived from 1527 to 1598. He is best known for his major contribution to cartography, "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (The Theatre of the World), which was the first modern atlas. In the 1584 edition of "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum," Ortelius included a map titled "Southeast Asia". This map provided a depiction of the Southeast Asian region as understood during that time period. It would

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