Description: A facsimile of the Sebastian Münster map of the western hemisphere (1540). This map shows the northern lands of Francisca (Canada), Terra Florida, the West Indies under the flag of Spain, and South America. The map notes the existence of cannibals in eastern South America (with illustration), the land of giants (Regio Gigannum) in Patagonia, the island of Zipangri (Japan) off the coast of Mexico, and India superior far to the north.
Place Names: Western Hemisphere, North America, South Americ
ISO Topic Categories: oceans,
location,
inlandWaters,
boundaries
Keywords: Map of the Americas by Sebastian Munster, borders,
physical, oceans,
location,
inlandWaters,
boundaries, Unknown, 1540
Source: Justin Winsor, Narrative and Critical History of America (vol. 4) (Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1884) 41
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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