Description
Map depicting North and South America. Most of Northern North America is absent. Includes a Southern land mass at the bottom of the map. Relief shown pictorially. Includes several notes relating to elements on the map, including a note on the unknown Northern regions inside an ornate cartouche. Includes illustrations of ships and sea creatures. Ornate title cartouche and border. Near bottom right corner: "Cum Privilegio decennali Ab. Ortelius delineab. Et excudeb. 1587." Map is the recto side of a double-sided document.
