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Juan de la Cosa
Para outras páxinas con títulos homónimos véxase: Juan de la Cosa (homónimos).
Juan de la Cosa, nado posiblemente en Santoña, Cantabria entre e e finado en Turbaco, Colombia o 28 de febreiro de , foi un navegante e cartógrafoespañol coñecido por participar en sete das primeiras viaxes a América e por debuxar o mapa máis antigo conservado no que aparece o continente americano.
De la Cosa tivo un papel destacado na primeira e segunda viaxe de Cristovo Colón ás Antillas e en participou como piloto maior na expedición de Alonso de Ojeda ás costas do continente suramericano. Ao seu regreso a Andalucía, debuxou o seu famoso mapamundi e pouco despois volveu embarcarse cara ás Indias, esta vez con Rodrigo de Bastidas. Nos anos seguintes alternou viaxes a América baixo o seu propio mando con encargos especiais da Coroa, incluíndo unha misión como espía en Lisboa e a participación na Xunta de pilotos de Burgos de En emprendeu a que sería a súa derradeira expedición, de
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Cosa, Juan de La
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Catholic geographer. Born ; died Accompanied Columbus on his second voyage as cartographer, and drew up a celebrated world chart which is considered the first map of amerika.
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Map of Juan de la Cosa
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Map of Juan de la Cosa in its original orientation
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The map of Juan de la Cosa is a world map that includes the earliest known representation of the New World and the first depiction of the equator and the Tropic of Cancer on a nautical chart. The map is attributed to the Castilian navigator and cartographer, Juan de la Cosa, and was likely created in
Description
[edit]Juan de la Cosa's map is a manuscript nautical chart of the world drawn on two joined sheets of parchment sewn onto a canvas backing. It measures 96 cm high by cm wide. A legend written in Spanish at the western edge of the map translates as "Juan de la Cosa made this (map) in the port of Santa Maria in the year ".[1] The overall style is similar to other contemporary charts of the Mediterranean, especially maps produced in Majorca, an important center of map making at the time.