The “Cantino Planisphere,” completed in 1502, is the second known chart to have depicted the New World. It included unpublished information on Portuguese trade routes and the ongoing discovery ...

The Cantino Planisphere. Creative Commons This 1502 map, created by an unknown Portuguese mapmaker in Lisbon, was once the subject of international espionage .

Portugal's voyages of discovery turned the nation into a trading empire. Maps, such as the 1502 Cantino Planisphere, traced a new view of the world. Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena ...

I turned to Africa to explore its traditions — certainly, domesticated animals existed widely. However, I couldn’t find evidence of friendships between people and animals — going by the ...

French luxury group Kering on Thursday named former Louis Vuitton and Prada communications executive Stefano Cantino as deputy CEO of Gucci to help steer a revival of the Italian label.

F rench luxury goods company Kering named Stefano Cantino as CEO of Gucci, the Italian fashion house it has been seeking to revive, adding he would succeed Jean-Francois Palus in January.

Weeks after joining Gucci as deputy chief executive in May, Stefano Cantino rubbed shoulders with stars and owner Kering’s top brass as the Italian brand took over London’s Tate Modern to ...

Cantino actually got the map and smuggled it back to Ferrara, Italy. Ironically, it is after the spy and not its makers that the map is now celebrated as the Cantino Planisphere.

Cantino joined Gucci in May 2024 as deputy CEO, after five years at LVMH-owned Louis Vuitton, the world’s biggest luxury label, where he was head of image and communications.

PARIS (Reuters) - French luxury group Kering on Thursday named former Louis Vuitton and Prada communications executive Stefano Cantino as deputy CEO of Gucci to help steer a revival of the Italian ...