Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Ortelius - Maris Pacifici 1589.jpg
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Ortelius_-_Maris_Pacifici_1589.jpg/250px-Ortelius_-_Maris_Pacifici_1589.jpg)
- Reason
- It meets the size and technical quality requirements. Though it is not certain, it is believed this to be the first ever printed map showing the Pacific Ocean.
- Articles this image appears in
- Pacific Ocean; Timeline of Colombian history; Maris Pacifici
- Creator
- Jan Arkesteijn
- Support as nominator diego_pmc (talk) 09:02, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support great map! --Hadseys ChatContribs 14:29, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support Bewareofdog 02:55, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support Great detail, historic value. Mangostar (talk) 00:22, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
- Support - the map itself deserves an article. I don't have time now, but I'll start a stub. SilkTork *YES! 00:07, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
- Stub started. SilkTork *YES! 00:27, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
Promoted Image:Ortelius - Maris Pacifici 1589.jpg MER-C 08:40, 31 March 2008 (UTC)