Renaissance
A 1507 Map of a Coast No One Had Sailed
A German mapmaker drew the coast of South America in 1507 with startling accuracy—decades before anyone had sailed it.
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Download on the App StoreRenaissanceAge of ExplorationCartographyGermanyPortugalSouth AmericaIntelligence and EspionageMartin WaldseemüllerAmerigo Vespucci
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