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English: Russiae Moscoviae et Tartariae descriptio by w:Anthony Jenkinson (1562). Published by Ortelius as map 162 of his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum in 1570, reprinted 1571-1641, this scan from a copy of the 1575 edition.

Cartographica Neerlandica Background for Ortelius Map No. 162:

identification: Ort 162 (Koeman/Meurer: 46, Karrow: 1/66, vdKrogtAN: 1800:31).
plate size: 355 x 448 mm
scale: 1 : 12,000,000

Title: ''RVSSIAE, MOSCO:|VIAE ET TARTA:|RIAE DESCRIP:|TIO. "Auctore | Antonio Ienkensono Anglo, edita | Londini Anno 1562 & dedicata | illustriss. D. Henrico Sijdneo | Walliei presidi. Cum priuilegio"'' (Middle left:) "Hæc pars Litu:|aniæ Imperatori | Rußiæ subdita est". (Three blocks of texts in cartouches; five blocks of texts without cartouches, all at the right side of the plate. Cartouche top right:) "Zlata Baba, id est aurea | vetula ab Obdorianis, & lou:|gorianis religiose colitur. Ido:|lum hoc sacerdos consulit, | quid ipsis faciendum, quoue sit | migrandum,imsumq. (dictu | mirum) certa consulentib. | dat responsa,certique e:|uentus consequuntur. (Cartouche top right:) "Horum regionum incolæ | Solem,vel rubrum pan:|num pertica suspensum | adorant. In castris vi:|tam ducunt; ac oim ani:|matium, serpentiu, vermiû:|que carne vescentur.ac pro:|prio idiomate vtuntur". (Cartouche mid-below the two previous ones:) "Hæc saxa hoim iumentorum camelorum | pecorumque,ceterarumq. reru formas refe:|rentia,Horda populi gregis pascentis,ar:|mentaq. fuit; Que stupenda quadam meta:|morphosi,repente in saxa riguit,priori for:|ma nulla in parte diminuta. Euenit hoc | prodigium annis circiter 300. retro | elapsis." (Text block close to centerfold:) "A mangusla Shayfuram usq. 20 dierum | iter habent,sine ullis sedibus,cum summa | aque penuria. A Shayura usq. Bogar,par | itineris interuallum latrocinijs infestum". (Text block near bottom centerfold:) "Corasan parva, a Rege | Persico adiuvantibus Tar:|taris 1558 expugnata fuit". (Text block middle right edge of page:) "Kirgessi gens cateruatim degit, id est in hordis.habetq. | ritum huiusmodi.cum re divinam ipsoru sacerdos peragit, | sanguinem,lac & fimu iumentorum accipit,ac terre miscet, | inq. vas quoddam infundit,eoq. arborem scandit,atq. concio:|ne habita,in populum spargit,atq. hec aspersio pro Deo ha:|betur & colitur. Cum quis diem inter illos obit,loco sepultu:|re arboribus suspendût". (Text block below the previous one, lower right:) "Shamarcandia olim totius Tartariæ | metropolis fuit,at nunc ruinis deformis | iacet,una cum multis antiquitatis vesti:|gijs. Hic conditus est Tamerlanes ille, qui | olim Turcaru Imperatore Bayasite cap:|tum aureis catenis vinctum,circumtulit. | Incole mahumetani sunt". (Text block extreme lower right corner:) "Cascara,hinc triginta dierum itinere ori:|entem versus incipiunt termini imperij Ca:|thaye Ab his limitibus ad Cambalu trium | mensium interiacet".

Occurrence in Theatrum editions and page number: 1570L(A)46, 1570L(BC)46, 1571L46, 1571D/1573D46, 1572G46, 1572/1573G46, 1572/1574F46, 1573L(AB)61, 1579L(A)82, 1579L(B)82, 1580/1589G82, 1581F82, 1584L91, 1587F91, 1588S91, 1592L99, 1595L104, 1598F105, 1598/1610/1613D73, 1601L104, 1602G107, 1602S107, 1603L107, 1606E104, 1608/1612I116, 1609/1612L117, 1609/1612/1641S117

Approximate number of copies printed: 8175.

Cartographic sources: Jenkinson's 1562 Russia map (Karrow 43/1, p. 318; Meurer p. 175-176). Jenkinson travelled in Russia in 1559, 1561, 1566 and 1567 and much was based on his own observations. Additionally, for the Eastern part of this map Jenkinson based himself on Herberstein, for the Western part on Wied.
Русский: Карта России 1562 года
Date drawn 1562, printed 1575
Source http://www.antiquemaps.no/
Author Anthony Jenkinson

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