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Carta marina et descriptio septentrionalium terrarum

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Carta marina et descriptio septemtrionalium terrarum ac mirabilium rerum in eis contentarum diligentissime elaborata anno dni 1539 wikidata:Q161055
Description
Deutsch: Carta marina, eine Landkarte Nordeuropas. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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: Carta Marina, Pohjoismaiden kartta. Kartan otsikon suomennos: Merikartta ja kuvaus pohjoisista maista sekä niissä olevista ihmeellisistä asioista, mitä suurimmalla huolellisuudella valmistettu Herran vuonna 1539.
Українська: Мапа Північної Європи Олафа Магнуса «Carta marina», 1539 рік.
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]
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Source http://www.npm.ac.uk/rsdas/projects/carta_marina/carta_marina_small.jpg
Creator
Olaus Magnus  (1490–1557)  wikidata:Q315804 s:en:Author:Olaus Magnus q:nn:Olaus Magnus
 
Alternative names
Olaus Magni; Магнус Олаус; Магнус, Олаус; Олаус Магнус; Olof Månsson; Olaus Magnus Gothus; Olaus Magnus; Olao Goto; Olafas Magnusas; Magnus, Archbishop of Uppsala Olaus; Olof Mansson; Archbishop of Uppsala Magnus Gothus; Olao Magno; Archbishop of Uppsala Magnus Olaus; Olaf Mansson
Description Swedish cartographer, diplomat, historian, Latin Catholic priest, anthropologist and Catholic bishop
Swedish patriot and writer
Date of birth/death October 1490 Edit this at Wikidata 1 August 1557 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Linköping Cathedral Congregation Rome
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creator QS:P170,Q315804
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artwork-references https://rsg.pml.ac.uk/papers/rossby_carta_2003/rossby_carta_2003.pdf
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    A part of Carta Marina where Lithuanian type of trade ship - Vytinė is depicted (Naves frumentarie).
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    detail of a sea monster


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current16:15, 4 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 16:15, 4 March 20065,016 × 3,715 (5.22 MB)Fred J (talk | contribs)from James For Bell library, as the image description says
02:18, 7 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 02:18, 7 February 20062,508 × 1,857 (3.1 MB)Bastique (talk | contribs): ''Originally uploaded on German Wikipedia {{Bildbeschreibung|Carta Marina. |http://www.npm.ac.uk/rsdas/projects/carta_marina/carta_marina.jpg |Olaus Magnus |1539|de:image:Carta Marina large.jpg}} {{PD-Art}} [[category:Historical maps of

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