Europa regina

English
Europa regina in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Europa regina (“Queen Europe”).

Proper noun

Europa regina

  1. (historical, cartography) The map-like depiction of the European continent as a queen, made popular in the 16th century.
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