Image: Hekla (A. Ortelius) Detail from map of Iceland 1585
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Description: 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."
Title: Hekla (A. Ortelius) Detail from map of Iceland 1585
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Author: Abraham Ortelius
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