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Description: 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.
Title: Carta Marina
Credit: http://www.npm.ac.uk/rsdas/projects/carta_marina/ "Carta Marina satellite images"
Author: Olaus Magnus
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Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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