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Saturday, August 14, 2010

World Map 16th Century

Description: "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (Theatre of the World) made by the Flemish cartographer and geographer Abraham Ortelius in 1570, who is generally recognised as the creator of the first modern atlas.

(Highest res.: jpg, 6736 x 5160 pixel, 96 dpi, file size: 32,5 MB)