Age of Exploration

Pirates Wanted His Maps, Not His Gold

When a Tunisian corsair fleet seized a Spanish cartographer in 1493, the ransom they demanded wasn't money.

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Age of ExplorationCartographyMediterraneanSpain15th CenturyEspionagePiracyRenaissance

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