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In his map, Vespucci does not distinguish between countries or within land masses by lines. Instead, the lines on the map show the enge of land and how it borders with water, primarily oceans and seas. I have also included rivers in this layer…

This map shows how the cholera epidemic spread across the world from 1817-1831. The only cities labeled on the map are places at which cholera was recorded during the epidemic, clearly showing the impressive geographical range the epidemic reached.…

“Aden | Yemen | Britannica.com.” 2016. Accessed October 23. https://www.britannica.com/place/Aden. Ashun, Ato. 2004. Elmina, the Castle and the Slave Trade. 1st ed. Elmina, Ghana: Ato Ashun. Beall, Charles P. 1977. “Frisland: Myth or Reality?”…

Vespucci also adds some more figurative items to the map that give a different sort of information to the viewer. Most notable are the two man-made structures shown (completely out of scale), the 'Castelo de Lamina' in West Africa and the small fort…