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DescriptionCarta Marina.jpeg	Deutsch: Carta marina, eine Landkarte Nordeuropas von Olaus Magnus. Die Überschrift lautet: Seekarte und Beschreibung der nördlichen Lande und der dort vorkommenden wunderlichen Dinge, höchst sorgfältig gezeichnet in Venedig im Jahre 1539 mit großzügiger Unterstützung des Patriarchen von Venedig, des höchst ehrenwerten Herrn Geronimo Querini. English: Carta marina, a wallmap of w:Scandinavia, by Olaus Magnus. The caption reads : Marine map and Description of the Northern Lands and of their Marvels, most carefully drawn up at Venice in the year 1539 through the generous assistance of the Most Honourable Lord Hieronymo Quirino. Español: La Carta Marina es un mapa de Escandinavia de gran tamaño hecho por Olaus Magnus. La leyenda dice: «Un mapa marino y descripción de las tierras nórdicas y de sus maravillas, dibujado cuidadosamente en Venecia en el año 1539 con la generosa ayuda del honorabilísimo Señor Hieronymo Quirino». Français : La Carta Marina (Carte marine), une grande carte de la Scandinavie par Olaus Magnus. La legende de la carte precise : « carte marine et la description des terres septentrionales, de leurs merveilles, tracee avec diligence a Venise en l'an 1539 avec l'assistance genereuse du tres honorable seigneur Hieronimus Quirino ». Latina: Carta marina et Descriptio septemtrionalium terrarum ac mirabilium rerum in eis contentarum, diligentissime elaborata Anno Domini 1539 Veneciis liberalitate Reverendissimi Domini Ieronimi Quirini. Português: Carta marina uma mapa de grandes dimensões da Escandinávia, por Olaus Magnus. A legenda indica: Um mapa marinho e descrição das terras nórdicas e suas maravilhas, desenhado cuidadosamente em Veneza no ano de 1539 com a generosa ajuda do mui honorável Lord Hieronymo Quirino. Suomi: Olaus Magnuksen Carta Marina, Pohjoismaiden kartta. Kartan otsikon suomennos: Merikartta ja kuvaus pohjoisista maista sekä niissä olevista ihmeellisistä asioista, mitä suurimmalla huolellisuudella valmistettu Herran vuonna 1539. E: Rosmarus est bellua marina, ad magnitudinem Elephantis. Littorum montes scandit et gramine pascitur. Somni gracia dentibus se a rup suspendit, et adeo profundet dormit, ut piscatores laqueis et funibus victum comprehendant [1]
Date	1539
Source	https://www.npm.ac.uk/rsdas/projects/carta_marina/ "Carta Marina satellite images"
Author	Olaus Magnus
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Other versions	Derivative works of this file: 1539-Samogethia-and-Lituania.jpg 1539-Sigismundus.jpg Carta Marina Gotland.jpeg Hic Fabricatur Naves.jpg Starkad.jpg

This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 11 February 2008. It was captioned as follows: English: Carta marina, a wallmap of Scandinavia, by Olaus Magnus. Other languages:  Afrikaans: Die Carta Marina, 'n muurkaart van Skandinawië (Olaus Magnus, 1539) Asturianu: Carta Marina, mapa de los países nórdicos fechu por Olaus Magnus. Basa Sunda: Carta marina, peta Skandinavia dina témbok, karya Olaus Magnus. Bosanski: Carta marina (karta mora), zidna mapa Skandinavije autora Olausa Magnusa. Čeština: Historická námořní mapa severní Evropy - Carta marina, autor: Olaus Magnus Dansk: Carta Marina, et vægkort over Norden af Olaus Magnus. Deutsch: Carta Marina, eine Landkarte von Nordeuropa, von Olaus Magnus. English: Carta marina, a wallmap of Scandinavia, by Olaus Magnus. Español: Carta Marina, mapa de los países nórdicos hecho por Olaus Magnus. Esperanto: Carta marina, muro mapo de Skandinavio, de Olaus Magnus. Euskara: Carta Marina (latinez: itsasoko mapa), Olaus Magnusek eginiko eskandinaviako mapa. Français: Carta marina, une carte de mur de la Scandinavie, près Olaus Magnus. Íslenska: Carta marina, veggkort af Norðurlöndunum eftir Olaus Magnus. Italiano: Carta marina, mappa della Scandinavia di Olao Magno. Lietuvių: Carta marina sieninis Skandinavijos žemėlapis sukurtas Olaus Magnus Magyar: Carta marina, skandinávia falitérképe, Olaus Magnus munkája Nederlands: De Carta Marina, een wandkaart van Scandinavië (Olaus Magnus, 1539) Norsk bokmål: Carta Marina, veggkart over Norden av Olaus Magnus. Norsk nynorsk: Carta Marina, veggkart over Norden av Olaus Magnus. Polski: Carta marina, mapa ścienna Skandynawii, której autorem jest Olaus Magnus. Português: Carta marina, um antigo mapa da Escandinávia feita por Olaus Magnus. Suomi: Olaus Magnuksen Carta Marina, Pohjoismaiden kartta. Svenska: Carta Marina av Olaus Magnus, en karta över Nordens länder. Беларуская: Насценная карта Скандынавіі «Карта Марына» (Олаўс Магнус, 1539). Русский: Carta Marina Олафа Магнуса - стенная карта Скандинавии. Українська: Carta Marina Олафа Магнуса - настінна мапа Скандинавії. 한국어: 올라우스 마그누스가 그린 스칸다니비아 벽지도 카르타 마리나. 日本語: スカンディナヴィア半島の海図　オラウス・マグヌス作 中文: 15世纪的瑞典传教士大奥劳斯绘制的斯堪的那维亚半岛的海图。 粵語: Carta marina, 斯堪的那维亚挂图, Olaus Magnus。 中文（繁體）‎: 15世紀的瑞典傳教士奧勞斯·馬格努斯繪製的《海圖》，為斯堪地納維亞半島的地圖

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• This image is in 72 DPI.
• Some info: Figure 1. The 1539 Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus. Please credit the James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota if you reproduce this map. There is also a high-resolution version (5 MB) for printing. Direct link to there: https://bell.lib.umn.edu/map/OLAUS/indexo.html or https://purl.umn.edu/94326

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Carta marina, eine Landkarte Nordeuropas von Olaus Magnus. Die Überschrift lautet: Seekarte und Beschreibung der nördlichen Lande und der dort vorkommenden wunderlichen Dinge, höchst sorgfältig gezeichnet in Venedig im Jahre 1539 mit großzügiger Unterstützung des Patriarchen von Venedig, des höchst ehrenwerten Herrn Geronimo Querini. Carta marina, a wallmap of w:Scandinavia, by Olaus Magnus. The caption reads : Marine map and Description of the Northern Lands and of their Marvels, most carefully drawn up at Venice in the year 1539 through the generous assistance of the Most Honourable Lord Hieronymo Quirino. Español: La Carta Marina es un mapa de Escandinavia de gran tamaño hecho por Olaus Magnus. La leyenda dice: «Un mapa marino y descripción de las tierras nórdicas y de sus maravillas, dibujado cuidadosamente en Venecia en el año 1539 con la generosa ayuda del honorabilísimo Señor Hieronymo Quirino». Français : La Carta Marina (Carte marine), une grande carte de la Scandinavie par Olaus Magnus. La legende de la carte precise : « carte marine et la description des terres septentrionales, de leurs merveilles, tracee avec diligence a Venise en l'an 1539 avec l'assistance genereuse du tres honorable seigneur Hieronimus Quirino ». Latina: Carta marina et Descriptio septemtrionalium terrarum ac mirabilium rerum in eis contentarum, diligentissime elaborata Anno Domini 1539 Veneciis liberalitate Reverendissimi Domini Ieronimi Quirini. Português: Carta marina uma mapa de grandes dimensões da Escandinávia, por Olaus Magnus. A legenda indica: Um mapa marinho e descrição das terras nórdicas e suas maravilhas, desenhado cuidadosamente em Veneza no ano de 1539 com a generosa ajuda do mui honorável Lord Hieronymo Quirino. Suomi: Olaus Magnuksen Carta Marina, Pohjoismaiden ka