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The Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus (1490-1557) is the earliest detailed map of the Nordic countries. It took twelve years to finish. The first copies were printed in 1539 in Venice. Its existence had long been considered apocryphal, until a copy was discovered in Munich in 1886. Another copy, found in Switzerland in 1962, now resides at Carolina Rediviva, Uppsala, Sweden.

The map is divided in 3×3 sheets with the dimension 55x40 cm (height×width), each made from a separate woodcut block. The notes on the map in Latin were translated by Olaus himself into the Italian and German language. Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus (Rome, 1555) is a much larger commentary on the map.

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Description	Carta Marina.jpeg English: Carta marina, a wallmap of Scandinavia, by Olaus Magnus. The caption reads : A 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 Annon 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.
Date	1539(1539)
Source	http://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: Hic Fabricatur Naves.jpg See below

This image was selected as a picture of the day for 11 February 2008(2008-02-11). 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. Беларуская: Насценная карта Скандынавіі «Карта Марына» (Олаўс Магнус, 1539). Bosanski: Carta marina (karta mora), zidna mapa Skandinavije autora Olausa Magnusa. Česky: 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. Esperanto: Carta marina, muro mapo de Skandinavio, de Olaus Magnus. Español: Carta Marina, mapa de los países nórdicos hecho por Olaus Magnus. Euskara: Carta Marina (latinez: itsasoko mapa), Olaus Magnusek eginiko eskandinaviako mapa. Suomi: Olaus Magnuksen Carta Marina, Pohjoismaiden kartta. Français : Carta marina, une carte de mur de la Scandinavie, près Olaus Magnus. Magyar: Carta marina, skandinávia falitérképe, Olaus Magnus munkája Íslenska : Carta marina, veggkort af Norðurlöndunum eftir Olaus Magnus. Italiano: Carta marina, mappa della Scandinavia di Olao Magno. 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 한국어: 올라우스 마그누스가 그린 스칸다니비아 벽지도 카르타 마리나. Lietuvių: Carta marina sieninis Skandinavijos žemėlapis sukurtas Olaus Magnus ‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Carta Marina, veggkart over Norden av Olaus Magnus. Nederlands: De Carta Marina, een wandkaart van Scandinavië (Olaus Magnus, 1539) ‪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. Русский: Carta Marina Олафа Магнуса - стенная карта Скандинавии. Basa Sunda: Carta marina, peta Skandinavia dina témbok, karya Olaus Magnus. Svenska: Carta Marina av Olaus Magnus, en karta över Nordens länder. Українська: Carta Marina Олафа Магнуса - настінна мапа Скандинавії. ‪中文(简体)‬: 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。 ‪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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detail of maelstrom

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• 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: http://bell.lib.umn.edu/map/OLAUS/indexo.html

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current	16:15, 4 March 2006		5,016×3,715 (5.22 MB)	Fred J	(from James For Bell library, as the image description says)
	02:18, 7 February 2006		2,508×1,857 (3.1 MB)	Bastique	(: ''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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