Juan de la Cosa's Mappa Mundi (C)

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Source:WTL© photo of the original Juan de la Cosa's map in the Naval Museum (Museo Naval), Madrid (2016).
Humanities questions: (A) Describe details in the image as best as you can. (Hint: the figure is St. Christoper; i.e., San Cristóbal, with the Christ child on his back. Second hint: what is Columbus's name in Spanish?.) (B) Now interpret this image and its relationship with the 1500 mappa mundi.


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