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61History of cartography — The Fra Mauro map, one of the greatest memorial of medieval cartography, was made around 1450 by the Venetian monk Fra Mauro. It is a circular world map drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame, about two meters in diameter Cartography (from… …
62Royal Bend of Castile — The Royal Bend of Castile ( Banda Real de Castilla ), was the positional ensign, “ guión ” of the Castilian monarch. It was created in 1332 by Alfonso XI, King of Castile and León, he also instituted the Knights of the Band, a military order.… …
63United States dollar — USD redirects here. For other uses, see USD (disambiguation). United States dollar …
64Paul Edward Theroux — Paul Theroux Pour les articles homonymes, voir Théroux. Paul Edward Theroux (2008). Paul Edward Theroux (né le 10 avril …
65Paul Theroux — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Théroux. Paul Edward Theroux (2008). Paul Edward Theroux (né le 10 avril 1941) est un écrivai …
66Ceuta — /syooh teuh/; Sp. /the oo tah, se /, n. a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar. 67,187. * * * Arabic Sebta Spanish enclave (pop., 2001: 137,916), North Africa. A military station and seaport, it constitutes with… …
67Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
68European exploration — Introduction the exploration of regions of the Earth for scientific, commercial, religious, military, and other purposes by Europeans beginning in the 15th century. The motives that spur human beings to examine their environment are… …
69Spain, flag of — ▪ Flag History horizontally striped red yellow red national flag with an off centre coat of arms (arms, coat of). Within Spain private citizens may display the flag without the coat of arms. The flag s width to length ratio is 2 to 3.… …
70Maghrebis — Maghrebian People مغاربه M ɣarba ⵎⴰⴳⵕⵉⴱⵉ Total population 98 Millions Regions with significant populations North Africa 87,979,238 …
