Hekla (A. Ortelius) Detail from map of Iceland 1585

Forfatter/Opretter:

Abraham Ortelius

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[altiplano]

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Detail of Abraham Ortelius' map of Iceland (1585) showing the Volcano Hekla in eruption. The latin text "Hekla perpetuis/damnata estib. et ni:/uib. horrendo boatu/lapides evomit" means "The Hekla, perpetually condemned to storms and snow, vomits stones under terrible noise."

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