Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Ortelius - Maris Pacifici 1589.jpg

Ortelius - Maris Pacifici 1589

 * 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 Chat Contribs 14:29, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Support  Beware  ofdog  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)

MER-C 08:40, 31 March 2008 (UTC)