Abraham Ortelius

Abraham Ortelius (1527 – 1598) was a cartographer and geographer. He was the creator of what is considered the first modern world atlas, the .
==Legacy==
At least two of Ortelius' illustrations made it into Peter Beckford's collections nearly 70 years later, one of the maps from the atlas' first printing in 1570,Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Database: "World Map" (1570) and a detail featuring Ferdinand Magellan's ship .Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Database: "Magellan's Ship" Both of these would eventually be acquired by the Welsh pirate Edward Kenway.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 
==References==
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