Pacific coast from Mexico to Chile, 16th-century map. This Spanish map (a portolan chart) was created in around 1500, using black, brown, green and re

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Pacific coast from Mexico to Chile, 16th-century map. This Spanish map (a portolan chart) was created in around 1500, using black, brown, green and red pen and ink. It includes illustrations of ships (in the ocean) and compass roses. The coastline extends from Mexico to Chile, along the Pacific coast of Central and South America. North is at right.

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Size: 8047px × 3272px
Photo credit: © LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, GEOGRAPHY AND MAP DIVISION/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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