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Palestinae sive totivs terrae promissionis nova descriptio, avctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenens
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
The work is a 16th-century cartographic map titled 'Palestinae sive totivs terrae promissionis nova descriptio' by Tilemann Stella. Maps of this era are typically not 'translated' in the literary sense, though they were often included in atlases like Ortelius's 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. While the atlas itself was translated into English in 1606, the map text (labels, cartouches, and descriptions) remains in its original Latin form within those English editions. No English translation of the map's specific Latin text exists.
Verified Apr 1, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex · methodology
Tilemann Stella’s 1570 map text captures the transition of the Holy Land from biblical myth to geographical reality. It explains why a single region carries three distinct names across history. Readers will learn how a sixteenth-century cartographer measured the landscape of the ancient world.