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Maris Pacifici

Id

468

Idno

G1224

Type

Historical maps

Title

Maris Pacifici

Description

Map of the Pacific Ocean showing mainly North and South America, as well as a small portion of Asia (China and Japan). It is finely made but given the date of production, it is not a map of very accurate proportions (this was the first independent printed map of the Pacific).

Authorship

Abrahamus Ortelius; From John Carter Brown Library

Date

1589;1589

Scale

Location

Length

Width

High