Waldseemüller labels North America as "Terra de Cuba, Asie Partis." What he had previously described as the "new world" is now considered part of Asia.
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Waldseemüller labels North America as "Terra de Cuba, Asie Partis." What he had previously described as the "new world" is now considered part of Asia.
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Author: tomadmin
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The 1507 map portrayed the oceans as a place of danger, or at least an unknown place, while the 1516 map portrayed the oceans as places that could be controlled by humans. This is especially evident in an image of King Manuel of Portugal riding a sea monster indicating Portugal's control of the route around Africa to India.
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The 1507 map portrayed the oceans as a place of danger, or at least an unknown place, while the 1516 map portrayed the oceans as places that could be controlled by humans. This is especially evident in an image of King Manuel of Portugal riding a sea monster indicating Portugal's control of the route around Africa to India.
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Author: tomadmin
Image ID: 340
Columbus and Vespucci both named here...can also see Ptolemy two rows below.
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Columbus and Vespucci both named here...can also see Ptolemy two rows below.
Waldseemüller labels North America as "Terra de Cuba, Asie Partis." What he had previously described as the "new world" is now considered part of Asia.
Waldseemüller labels North America as "Terra de Cuba, Asie Partis." What he had previously described as the "new world" is now considered part of Asia.
The 1507 map portrayed the oceans as a place of danger, or at least an unknown place, while the 1516 map portrayed the oceans as places that could be controlled by humans. This is especially evident in an image of King Manuel of Portugal riding a sea monster indicating Portugal's control of the route around Africa to India.
The 1507 map portrayed the oceans as a place of danger, or at least an unknown place, while the 1516 map portrayed the oceans as places that could be controlled by humans. This is especially evident in an image of King Manuel of Portugal riding a sea monster indicating Portugal's control of the route around Africa to India.
Columbus and Vespucci both named here...can also see Ptolemy two rows below.
Columbus and Vespucci both named here...can also see Ptolemy two rows below.