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The 1502 Cantino World Map, acquired by Alberto Cantino from a Portuguese original in Lisbon. The map shows the world as then known to Europeans and indicates the line decided by the 1494 treaty of Tordesillas which demarcated two spheres of global influence for Spain and Portugal. (Biblioteca Estensa, Modena, Italy)
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