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Creator: Ortelius, Abraham
Date: 1589
Description: Ortelius includes a prominent illustration of Magellan’s ship the Victoria on his map of the Pacific. It was in this vessel that Magellan’s crew completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth. The map can be found here.