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 It included unpublished information on Portuguese trade routes and the ongoing discovery ...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 ...