Map of South America first published by Antonio de Herrera (1559-1625) in Madrid in 1601 showing the demarcation line between the Spanish and Portuguese spheres of influence laid down by the Pope in the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, a line known as "Meridiano de la demarcación" (Demarcation meridian). The title of the map is "Descripcion de las Yndias de Mediodia" (Southern Indies description)
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