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The Carta marina (Latin "map of the sea" or "sea map"),〔Carta marina on the Wiktionary.〕 drawn by Olaus Magnus in 1527-39, is the earliest map of the Nordic countries that gives details and place names. Only two earlier maps of the Nordic countries are known, those of Jacob Ziegler (Strasbourg, 1532) and Claudius Clavus (15th century). The map was created in Rome by the Swedish ecclesiastic Olaus Magnus (1490–1557), who arrived on a diplomatic visit for the Swedish government and stayed on, likely because his brother Johannes Magnus became involved in a religious feud with King Gustav I of Sweden. It is generally considered that ''Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus'' ("A description of the Northern peoples") printed in Rome, 1555, is an extensive commentary based in part on features of the map. The Latin notes were translated by Olaus into Italian (1565) and German (1567). ==History== In production for 12 years, the first copies were printed in 1539 in Venice. The map was printed from nine 55x40 cm woodcut blocks to produce a document that is 1.70 m wide by 1.25 m tall. A faithful reproduction of the map was printed in Rome by Antoine Lafréry in 1572.〔Carta Marina, 1572 edition〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carta marina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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