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A correlation between map place names and their modern equivalents:
Aquitania | - | Aquitaine (Part of France at the creation of this map) |
Burgud | - | Bourgogne - Burgundy |
Brabad | - | Brabant (on border of Netherlands and Belgium) |
Britanien | - | Brittany (Part of France when this map was engraved) |
Calles | - | Calais |
Coln | - | Koln / Cologne (Germany) |
Engelland | - | England |
Gafconien | - | Gascogne / Gascony |
Gironde fl | - | Garonne River |
Lore fl | - | Loire River |
Marfilien | - | Marseille / Marseilles |
Normandy | - | Normandy |
Occidens | - | West |
Oriens | - | East |
Parys | - | Paris |
Rodan fl | - | Rhône River |
Saffoy | - | Duchy of Savoy (1416 - 1714) |
Septentrio | - | North (from the latin septentrion) |
- | Seine River (near Parys) | |
- | Rhine River (near Coln) | |
- | Pyrenees Mountains |