Image: Prester John map
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Description: Map of Africa. Latin title Presbiteri Johannis, sive, Abissinorum Imperii descriptio means ("A Description of the Empire of Prester John, that is to say, of the Abysinians"). From Theatrum Orbis Terrarium... by Ortelius, Antwerp, [1] The attributed arms of Prester John (A lion rampant facing to the sinister holding in its paws a quasi-Tau cross of full height) are shown at top left abobe the caption: titulus & insignia Presbiteri Jo(hann)is (tinctures not reliable, added differently by later colourists).
Title: Prester John map
Credit: Theatrum Orbis Terrarium, 1564.
Author: Abraham Ortelius
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