Toscanelli’s Map (Restored). Toscanelli (1397 –1482) was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and cosmographer. From his studies of ancient writers, including Ptolemy, and his conversations with travelers and explorers, Toscanelli created a map of the world that was sent to the king of Portugal in 1474, and explained the possibility of sailing west, rather than around Africa and through the Indian Ocean, to reach the East Indies.

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