The Palazzo Farnese in Rome was built around 1530. One of the decorations in the painted halls, in addition to magnificent frescoes, was a detailed map of the world. The map is incredibly detailed, with riverbeds, cities, ports, and points of interest.
It differs from the usual to us Green Antarctica. can everyone see it on the map? Well, Antarctica .. A huge single continent, consisting of two Americas, where South America is connected to the flowering lands of Antarctica. And no Drake Strait!