Image: Propaganda Map

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Description: c. 1887 reproduction on two sheets of the 1529 Propaganda world map, believed to be a reproduction by Diogo Ribeiro of the Spanish Padron Real (Royal Standard Map) held at the Seville Casa de Contratacion (House of Trade). It shows Spanish uncertainty regarding the Pacific Coast of the Americas, the Spice Islands, and the exact details of locations around the Indian Ocean, while adding additional information from the expeditions of Magellan and others. See here for further history and background.
Title: Propaganda Map 1529 Ribeiro Planisphere Second Borgian Map Carta Universal Carta Universal en que Se Contiene Todo lo que del Mundo Se Ha Descubierto Fasta Agora, Hizola Diego Ribero Cosmographo de Su Magestad, Año de 1529, e[n] Sevilla La Cual Se Devide en Dos Partes Conforme a la Capitulacion que Hizieron los Catholicos Reyes de España y el Rrey Don Juan de Portogual en Tordesillas Año de 1494.
Credit: Bibliothèque nationale de France
Author: Diogo Ribeiro (d. 1533) William Griggs (1832–1911)
Permission: This image from the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) is a reproduction by scanning of a bidimensional work that is now in the public domain (Template:PD-scan). For this reason, it is in the public domain. This image can also be seen on Gallica: Image btv1b53023022k.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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