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MARIS PACIFICI quod vulgo MAR del SUD

MARIS PACIFICI quod vulgo MAR del SUD Map Maker: Abraham Ortelius Date: 1603 Place: Antwerp Color: Colored 17” x 21” (43 cm x 53 cm)\ WRITE UP: The First Printed Map of the Pacific Ocean Abraham Ortelius’s Maris Pacifici map was first issued in 1590. The map is based upon Mercator’s world map of 1569, with details from 25 Portuguese manuscript maps of Bartolomeo de Lasso, which Plancius obtained and later used for his own world map. Ortelius shows the Moluccas and the Philippines, already the site of considerable Dutch activity and a misprojected Japan.   This was the first map to focus on the Pacific Ocean. The map reflects a much smaller body of water than the true size of the Pacific. Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, is widely regarded as the first modern atlas. At the time of its publication, it was the most expensive book ever produced. Between 1570 and 1612, it was issued in 31 editions and 7 languages