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The Pacific Ocean

Abraham Ortelius1589

Fundación Elkano

Fundación Elkano
Getaria, Spain

This map was published in 1589 in the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum It was not only the first printed chart of the Pacific, but also the first to include the Americas. At the bottom, there is an illustration of the carrack Victoria crossing the Pacific.

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