It includes part of the Atlantic coast of Europe, the Mediterranean and the west coast of Africa, North and Northeast Europe and part of Asia and America. It is the first world map to show the American continent.
Collection: Texts
Project: 0. What is Europe? The European Spaces in the history of Europe.
Chronology: XV
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Cartography
Format: Colour map, size 96 x 183 cm. Printed on parchment with brown leather backing on brown cardboard. Scale 1: 1.900.000
Source: Biblioteca Digital Real Academia de la Historia (https://bibliotecadigital.rah.es/es/consulta/registro.do?id=61300) / Real Academia de la Historia, Colección: Sección de Cartografía y Artes Gráficas — Signatura: C-010-013 — Nº de registro: 01328
Language: Spanish
Date: 10/20/2020
Owner: Rubén Castro Redondo (Modernalia)
Identifier: C-010-013 — Nº de registro: 01328
Copyright: © Biblioteca Digital Real Academia de la Historia / Real Academia de la Historia - Minsiterio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte - Gobierno de España. El original se encuentra en el Museo Naval de Madrid, signatura 257
Abstract: Reproduction made in 1992 of the Universal Letter handwritten by Juan de la Cosa in 1500, on the occasion of the V Centenary of the Discovery of America, which is kept in the Naval Museum of Madrid (Sign. 257). Edition of 2,000 copies.
Tags
AméricaCartografía HistóricaCristóbal ColónEdad ModernaJuan de la CosamapaMapamundiMapas antiguosSiglo XVSiglo XVI
