The Transformation

The consequences of the First World Tour: a new connected world.

Shaping the oceans

Find out how the ocean became the epicenter of modern geopolitics

The Ocean Before And After Elcano

Discover how the voyages of the 16th century transformed the way people viewed the ocean

Spain And The Adventure Of The South Sea

Find out how the first circumnavigation and others shaped the Pacific ocean

Exploring The Pacific: The Unknown Ocean

An insight into Spain's Quest for the Pacific

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Mapping a "New World"

The transformation of the European conception of the world

Figura del Mundo Unversale

Sebastian Münster, 1540

Universal Chart

Juan Vespuccio, 1526

Turin Map

Unknown, 1523

Universal Chart

Diego Ribero, 1529

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Abraham Ortelius, 1588