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| Artist | Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) |
| Title | Presbiteri Johannis, sive, Abissionorum Imperii Descriptio |
| Title Note | Map of North-East and Central Africa, featuring the supposed Kingdom of Prester John |
| Medium | Coloured engraving |
| Lettering | image: [top left, below armorial, above cartouche} Titulus & Insignia Presbiteri Iois [in cartouche] DAVOD SVPREMVS MEORVM REGNORVM, A / DEO VNICE DILECTVS, COLVMNA FIDEI, / ORTVS EX STIRPE IVDA, FILIVS DAVID, FILIVS SALOMONIS, FILIVS COLVMNAE / SIONIS, FILIVS EX SEMINE, IACOB, FILIVS / MANVS MNARIAE, FILIVS NAHV SECVUNDV / CARNEM, FILIVS SANCTORVM PETRI ET / PAVLI SECUNDM GRATIAM; IMPERATOR / SVPERIORIS ET MAIORIS AETHIOPIAE, ET / AMPLISSIMORVM REGNORVM IVRISDIC- / TIONVM ET TERRAVM; REX GOAE, CAFFA- / TES, FATIGAR, ANGTOTAE, VARV, BALIGVANZAE, / ADEAE, VANGVAE, GOIMAE VBI NILI FONTES, / AMARAE, BAGVAMEDRI, AMBEAE, VANGVCI, / TIGREMAHON, SABAIM PATRIAE REGINAE SA- / BAE; BARNAGASSI,; ET DOMINVS VSQVE IN NV- / BIAM QUAE IN AEGYPTVM EXTENDITVR. [in cartouche, bottom right] PRESBITERI / IOHANNIS, SI- / VE. ABISSINO - / RVM IMPERII / DESCRIPTIO |
| Acquisition | Purchased from Francis Edwards, October 1970 |
| Location | Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, British Embassy |
| GAC number | 9033 |
Other works by this artist
 | Barbariae et Biledvlgerid. Nova Descriptio | Coloured engraving GAC 11913 |
 | Africa Propriae Tabula | Coloured engraving 1590 GAC 11914 |
 | Fessae, et Marocchi Regna Africae Celeberr. | Coloured engraving Published 1595 GAC 15243 |
 | Fezzae et Marocchi Regna: Africae Celeberrima | Engraving c.1595 GAC 15245 |
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