Historic Urban Plans

Abraham Ortelius was the first to produce a printed map devoted entirely to the Pacific Ocean, and it was the earliest to name both North and South America. “Maris Pacifici” appeared in Ortelius’s Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas. The beauty of this map matches its cartographic importance, for it is distinctively colored, features two elaborate cartouches, and includes a handsome vignette of Ferdinand Magellan’s ship sailing westward on the first voyage around the world.

Size: 13 1/4 x 19 inches – Color, Text Weight Paper