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Este libro nació como consecuencia de la invitación que el Cabildo de La Gomera cursó al autor para que preparase una exposición en la Torre del Conde relacionada con la cartografía isleña. El libro reproduce 19 mapas de La Gomera. El primer mapa de La Gomera con topónimos es el manuscrito de Valentim Fernandes (1506). Tiene forma de trébol y escaso valor cartográfico. La ‘primera imagen’ con un contorno bastante cercano al real en el levantado por el ingeniero militar Leonardo Torriani (1588). Al que le siguen las Plantas del también ingeniero militar Próspero Casola (1635c) ...

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Morales' "Historia de las islas Marianas" seems to predate Le Gobien's "Historie des isles Marianes" and was probably used as the basis for Le Gobien's work. Le Gobien attributed some of the investigative work for his book to Morales but the editor makes the case that the opposite was true

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...