Cantino planisphere (1502)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:topographic_map
gptkbp:access smuggled from Portugal to Italy
gptkbp:acquiredBy Alberto Cantino
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Cantino world map
gptkbp:commissionedBy Alberto Cantino
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Portugal
gptkbp:creator unknown Portuguese cartographer
gptkbp:currentLocation Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Italy
gptkbp:dateCreated 1502
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Europe
world
gptkbp:dimensions approximately 220 x 105 cm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cantino planisphere (1502)
gptkbp:language Portuguese
gptkbp:material vellum
gptkbp:notableFeature shows the line of demarcation established by the Treaty of Tordesillas
first map to show Brazil
shows Caribbean islands
shows recent Portuguese discoveries in Africa and Asia
gptkbp:shows Treaty of Tordesillas line
gptkbp:significance earliest surviving map showing Portuguese discoveries in the East and West
gptkbp:type Electronic navigational chart
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pedro_Reinel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8