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Original – Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is considered the "first modern atlas". This is the world map from said atlas.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Good reproduction of a historic map.
Articles in which this image appears
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
Abraham Ortelius

Promoted File:Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, by Abraham Ortelius, World, 1572.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:08, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]