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The Contarini–Rosselli map of 1506 was the first printed world map showing the New World. The Contarini–Rosselli map was designed by Giovanni Matteo Contarini and engraved by Francesco Rosselli. It is a copper-engraved map and was published in Venice or Florence in 1506. The only surviving copy is in the British Library. ==Age of discovery== There had been many voyages of discovery in the immediately preceding years: * Dias’ rounding of Africa (1487) * the discovery of Newfoundland by John Cabot (1497) * Vasco da Gama’s travel to India (1499) * the explorations of the Caribbean and South America by Columbus (1492–93, 1493–94, 1498, 1502–04) * visits to the Caribbean and South America by Vespucci (1499, 1501–02) Although there had been maps created after these voyages, such as Juan de la Cosa’s map of the world in 1500 (based on Columbus' second voyage) and the Cantino world map (circa 1502), the information on these maps was closely held and guarded as state secrets. Often a limited number of copies were made. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Contarini–Rosselli map」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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