The Source
THE MAP THAT SHAPED A VOYAGE
In 1490, a mapmaker named Henricus Metellus drew what Europeans believed the world looked like.
THIS IS WHAT EUROPEANS THOUGHT THE WORLD LOOKED LIKE IN 1490
Columbus had a map like this. He believed Asia lay just across the western ocean.
WHAT DID EUROPEANS KNOW?
Examine the 1490 Metellus map. Click each zone to record what you notice.
EVIDENCE LOG
Click a numbered zone on the map to examine the evidence.
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The Funder
WHAT DID FERDINAND THINK HE WAS BUYING?
King Ferdinand of Spain funded Columbus’s voyage. Before you decide what Columbus discovered — consider what the man paying for it thought he’d find.
SO — WHAT DID COLUMBUS THINK HE’D FIND?
Before he set sail. Before he landed. What was he actually looking for?
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