Islario general de todas las islas del mundo

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Autore: Santa Cruz, Alonso de

Anno: 1539 - 1560

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Cartographer: Santa Cruz, Alonso de, 1505-1567
Description: Islario general de todas las islas del mundo (General atlas of all the islands in the world) is the greatest work by Seville cosmographer Alonso de Santa Cruz (1505–67). The atlas was begun during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V and finished in that of his son King Philip II, to whom it was dedicated. It consists of 111 maps representing all the islands and peninsulas of the world, and showing all the discoveries made by European explorers from 1400 to the mid-16th century.

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