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Contarini map western detail

The Contarini map (1506), first printed map showing the Americas; detail showing Cuba, Zipangu (Japan), and Asia

Date
1506–2006
Mapmaker / publisher
Map created by Giovanni Matteo Contarini; file author unknown
Place
Japan
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
map
Original size
427 × 323 pixels

Public domain

Reason: its maker died long enough ago that the copyright has expired.

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Read from: Commons licence category: PD Old; no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page; permission field: none; reproduction of a public domain work.

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"Contarini map western detail" (1506–2006). Map created by Giovanni Matteo Contarini; file author unknown, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Contarini_map_western_detail.jpg

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