Pictorial map probably built for the Spinola family as an ornament. The drawing represents the Ecumene according to Ptolemy with Africa surrounded by waters (Navigation around Africa had not yet been tried). The world is a fantastic place with seas, lands and peoples to be explored. The Indian Ocean is drawn based on the notes of the Venetian merchant Nicolò de Conti
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