: This map was probably drawn during the 16th century. It couldn’t have been before then because it has the Strait of Magellan (Frerum Magalind) on it and Magellan didn’t circumnavigate the world until the 15 hundreds. Also, it has Florida on it (Terra florida), which Ponce de Leon didn’t find until the 15 hundreds. As for the expectations of the cartographer, North America turned out to be a lot bigger and more important than he thought, and South America turned out to be less important than he thought. (Ruth L.) | : This map was probably drawn during the 16th century. It couldn’t have been before then because it has the Strait of Magellan (Frerum Magalind) on it and Magellan didn’t circumnavigate the world until the 15 hundreds. Also, it has Florida on it (Terra florida), which Ponce de Leon didn’t find until the 15 hundreds. As for the expectations of the cartographer, North America turned out to be a lot bigger and more important than he thought, and South America turned out to be less important than he thought. (Ruth L.) |