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Portugal's Secret Map: The Cantino Planisphere of 1502
In 1502, an Italian spy smuggled a stolen Portuguese map out of Lisbon — one of the earliest maps to show the newly discovered coast of Brazil and the precise route to India. The Cantino Planisphere, named after the spy Alberto Cantino, captures a moment when Portugal tried to guard its oceanic knowledge like a state secret, yet the map itself reveals how leaky that secrecy really was. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the creation of the map, its covert journey to Italy, and what it tells us about Portuguese cartography, exploration, and the early global spy network. They discuss the…
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