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It is the most detailed “Dragon Tail” map by Martellus. It is the only map with a coordinate grid. It was found in 1960 in bad condition and has not yet been restored. It is now in the Beinecke Library of Yale University. There seems to be no better image available. 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Reproduced from an original in the collection of the Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4390.ct002233 https://thepiratehaven.com/blog/the-rise-of-isabella-and-ferdinand-the-catholic-queen-and-king-and-their-determination-to-complete-the-reconquista monthly 0.5 2024-02-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c60a584610625406936135/0aea6255-d563-4f41-b7ad-6227b4ff294a/1492spain.jpg Blog - The Rise of Isabella and Ferdinand, the Catholic Queen and King, and their Determination to Complete the Reconquista - Make it stand out Iberia in 1492. Map of the Iberian Peninsula, 1270-1492, showing the kingdoms of Portugal, Castile, Navarre, Granada, Aragon, and Majorca. https//www.ncpedia.org/media/map/iberia-1492. Located June 12, 2023. Public domain. https://thepiratehaven.com/blog/the-caribbean-the-first-hundred-years-of-european-colonization monthly 0.5 2025-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62c60a584610625406936135/5a80da6f-7dd1-4064-ab05-4a4704e84e12/Castile+y+Leon+banner.jpg Blog - The Caribbean: The First Hundred Years of European Colonization - Make it stand out Flag of Castile and León, House of Habsburg Rule Style (16th-17th Centuries). By Heralder - History of the flag, Spanish Army[1]Style: Menéndez-Pidal De Navascués, Faustino; El escudo; Menéndez Pidal y Navascués, Faustino; O´Donnell, Hugo; Lolo, Begoña. Símbolos de España. Madrid: Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, 1999. 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