Europa Regina

Origin
Europa regina, Latin for Queen Europe, is the map-like depiction of the European continent as a queen being introduced and made popular during the mannerist period.

Europa regina is a young, graceful woman. Her crown, placed on the Iberian peninsula, is shaped after the Carolingian hoop crown. France and the Holy Roman Empire make up the upper part of her body, with Bohemia being the heart. Her long gown stretches to Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Livonia, Bulgaria, Muscovy and Greece. In her arms, formed by Italy and Denmark, she holds a sceptre and an orb (Sicily).