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DescriptionOrtelius - Maris Pacifici 1589.jpg |
English: Maris Pacifici by Abraham Ortelius. This map was published in 1589 in his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. It was not only the first printed map of the Pacific, but it also showed the Americas for the first time. Español: Maris Pacifici de Abraham Ortelius. Este mapa fue publicado en 1589 en su Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. No solo fue el primer mapa impreso del Pacífico, sino que también mostró las Américas por primera vez. Bajo la ilustración de la nao Victoria cruzando el Pacífico puede leer lo siguiente en latín: «Prima ego velivovis ambivi cursibus Orbem, Magellane novo te duce ducta freto. Ambivi, meritoque vocor VICTORIA: sunt mî Vela, alæ; precium, gloria: pugna mare» (en español, «Fui la primera en navegar alrededor del mundo por medio de velas, y te llevé a ti, Magallanes, líder, primero a través del estrecho. Navegué alrededor del mundo, por lo tanto, justamente me llamo Victoria, mis velas eran mis alas, mi premio era la gloria, mi lucha era con el mar»). |
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Short title | Maris Pacifici |
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Author | Maris Pacifici, Abraham Ortelius |
Headline | Maris Pacifici |
Credit/Provider | www.helmink.com |
Source | Helmink Antique Maps |
Copyright holder | PD because of age |
File change date and time | 17:12, 5 May 2007 |
IIM version | 2 |
Writer | Abraham Ortelius |