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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.
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Source http://www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps/map3.html
Author Diego Gutiérrez
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