Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
Cartouche of "Europe Rules the World": 1573

Europe Rules the World cartouche

Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Europe personified as the ruler of the world is enthroned above the other three continents. (Presumably these are America, to the left, Asia, at center, and Africa, to the right.) "The New Nature of Maps: Essays in the History of Cartography", by J. B. Harley, The Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 2002, p. 74

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