The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-05
An INTERFERING NAP.
An Outline Of the world - IL Was
known in $500.
Montreal Gaxstfe

on the wall 81 :. C. Stevenson > o.
fee, in this city, Is hung facsimile 81
what Is known "a the second Boygian
map. which il of great historical value
Ii was presented to Mr.. Stevenson by
Sir Augustus j. Adderiy. the COM
missioner Of the West Indies and Cen
trail America at the 1855 exhihition m
London The original. by Diego
Ribero, l. in the museum Of the
Propaganda ia Rome. and was lent
By his holiness. Pope LEO NIL. TO the
West Indian commissioner for the
colonial and Indian exhibition OF 1876.
This relic Of the early ages OF
American discovery Is contemporary
copy Of the first Borgian map, so cele-
brated in history on account OF the
line traced acrossit by Pope Alexander
vi. II must have been commenced
about 1894 and finished in 1J9, posi-
bly, for Charles V, in order to settle
some difficulties with the Portuguese
in relation to the frequently vexed
question Of possession of the newly
discovered lands. The late Shake
speare Wood. a great authority on all
questions OF this nature. was OF the
opinion that Il was commenced under
Julius IL. tdella royereb, whose tiara
and arms. the oak. or rovere, are dis
played at the bottom oil the map
This would fix the date of the draw
ing as 1905 but there are evidences
Of its being OF even earlier date, Tor liz
all that concerns Europe, Africa and
Asia this map Is identical with the
first, which was certainly drawn IN
iEA- IL bears an inscription IN SPan-
ish. which commences along the upper
margin OF the parchment and runs a.
follows; UNIVERSAL map, in which Is
contained all that has been hitherto
discovered of the world. Made by
Diego Ribero. geographer TO his maJes-
~ in Seville, 159, and continues
along the lower margin a follows:
(which Is divided into two parts, sae-
eording to the agreement made by
their Catholic majesties OF spain and
King John Of Portugal in Fonfesilla.
A. ID. 1891. At the loot OF the map are
richly Illuminated coats of arms. The
continents and islands are covered
with quaint representations of animals
supposed to be native to them; the
seas are crowded with Spanish ships
sailing in alldirections. Atone corner
| Is a drawing of quadrant, with an
Explanation how to use il, and on the
space allowed by the Pacific ocean an
astrolabe with silk cord attached 10
the center. The line OF division made
| by Alexander VI is drawn exactly us
ON his map, with the addition that on
each side OF the foot OF il j. a flagstaff.
| that on the west carving the Spanish
| flag and that on the east the Portu-
guese.
Altogether this map has the appear
ance OF being to that of Alexander VI.
what fairly engrossed copy of a legal
document would be TO the original
draft. TO which additions and interim
cations had been made. Ii suggests.
however. some interesting subjects for
INQUIRY which can only be solved by
reference TO papers in the Vatican
archives OF the Regesta of Alexander
VI. and his immediate successors to
Clement VII. in whose time this map
i dated. 1t is curious that while pi-
ego Ribero's map bears the date OF
100. when Clement VII. occupied the
papal throne. as already minated
the pontifical arms and tiara which
aaorn IL i'm the middle ri Others Mt the
foot should he those OF Julius III. who
was elected i'm 1893 IL succeed Plus III.
in the same wear in which Alexander
VI died JuliuS II died in 1919 The
drawing throughout il exnu,sitely
careful and clear. In the four cor
ners winds are represented blowing