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Abraham Ortelius

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Abraham Ortelius (14 April 1527 – 28 June 1598) was a Flemish cartographer and geographer. He was the creator of what many consider to be the first modern world atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum,[1] first published in 1570.[2]

At least two of Ortelius' illustrations made it into Peter Beckford's collections: one of the maps from the 1570 printing, and a detail featuring Magellan's ship, Victoria.[3] Both of these would eventually be acquired by the Welsh pirate Edward Kenway.[4]

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  1. Abraham Ortelius on Wikipedia
  2. Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagDatabase: "World Map" (1570)
  3. Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagDatabase: "Magellan's Ship"
  4. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag