File: Gutiérrez, the Americas, 1562.jpg

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DescriptionGutiérrez, the Americas, 1562.jpg	English: Map by Diego Gutiérrez showing the Spanish Empire at its height. Made for the approval of Philip II, here shown in the guise of Neptune – a relatively small figure in a seahorse-drawn chariot that is west of Florida.
Date	1562
Source	http://www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/map3.html
Author	Diego Gutiérrez
Other versions	Library of Congress copy

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