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Many maps published during the 19th century show that the mountains surrounding Artana (modern day Novo Brda) were called the Silver Mountains (“Acemus sive Argentatus mons”)

Author and translator: Petrit Latifi.

Balkan Academia

Many maps published during the 19th century show that the mountains surrounding Artana (Novo Brda) were called the Silver Mountains

Many maps published during the 19th century show that the mountains surrounding Artana (modern day Novo Brda) were called the Silver Mountains (“Acemus sive Argentatus mons”)

References

“Tarih ve Gelecek Dergisi.” Journal of History and Future 9, no. 1 (March 2023).

Ortelius, Abraham. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Antwerpen, 1570. Accessed via Geographicus Rare Antique Maps. https://www.geographicus.com/P/AntiqueMap/PresbiteriIohannis-ortelius-1573

“Abissinorum sive Pretiosi Ioannis Imperium.” In RareMaps. Accessed 2026. https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/86094/abissinorum-sive-pretiosi-ioannis-imperium-

“Ortelius Map Legends and Toponyms.” Ortelius Maps. Accessed 2026. https://orteliusmaps.com/topnames/ort13.html

“Maps of Atlas sive Cosmographicae.” Wikimedia Commons. Accessed 2026. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Maps_of_Atlas_sive_Cosmographicae

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