An historical atlas, in a series of maps of the world as known at different periods, constructed upon an uniform scale, and coloured according to the political changes of each period.
A.D. 1551. At The Death Of Charles V, Edward Quin
The fold out map shows clouds around the outer edges of the map depicting the known world from the discovery of America, A.D. 1498, to the death of Charles V of Germany, A.D. 1551. Seventeenth period. South America and the eastern and southern parts of North America have been uncovered from clouds. The Philippines are also visible.
