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WHAT WE KNOW
In 1761 the Spanish Sailor ššš®š»
šš»š±šæš²Ģš š±š² šš²š¹š¹š¼šš¼ was returning to Spain from Colonia
del Sacramento (Uruguay) when his ship was shipwrecked in strange
conditions.
He was picked up by some fishermen and taken to some
point on the African coast where they gave him an ancient and strange
map of unknown lands. It is known that in 1768, a rich merchant acquired
it for a few coins in š¦š²šš¶š¹š¹š², and took it to Italy where we
lost track of the map.
It reappears in Germany at the beginning
of the 20th century and is studied by the prestigious š£šæš¼š³š²ššš¼šæ
š©š®š» šš²š°šøššŗš®š»š» who declares to be amazed and in love with
the document. On his transfer to the University of Liepzer it is stolen
and has remained hidden ever since.
It was in the year 2016 when
ššæš¶š ššæš±šæš²š š®š»š± š¦š¼šøšøš¼ found it in a small Turkish
market. It was rolled up among old papers and other maps of equal
rarity.
Thanks to a digital scanning process, we have been able to reproduce it and make it available to everyone here.
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