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King-Hamy map

The King–Hamy Planisphere. 58.5 × 77.2 cm. One of the first maps of the world to show the Americas, believed to be based on the Padrão Real and either made in Portugal or in Italy from Portuguese sources. Previously owned by Richard King and Dr. Théodore Jules Ernest Hamy, now held by the Huntington Library (HM45) in San Marino, California, USA.

Date
1502–1504
Mapmaker / publisher
Possibly Américo Vespucci
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
chart
Original size
1,600 × 1,000 pixels

Public domain

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

This status rests on the map's publication history, as researched by Wikimedia Commons. Check it before commercial use.

Read from: Commons licence category: PD Old; no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page.

Credit line

"King-Hamy map" (1502–1504). Possibly Américo Vespucci, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King-Hamy_map.jpg

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