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A hand-colored engraved historical map of the central and southern regions of the Iberian Peninsula, encompassing the kingdoms of New Castile, Andalusia, Granada, Valencia, and Murcia. The map features detailed topography with pictorial mountains, rivers (including the Tagus, Guadiana, and Guadalquivir), and major cities marked with red dots and small icons. In the bottom right corner, a large decorative cartouche is flanked by three putti. One putto on the left holds a shield with a red flower; another in the center holds a shield with a lion and castle (Castile and León); and a third on the right holds two shields, one with a lion and another with a floral/heraldic design. Above the scale bar at the bottom right, there is a list of various nautical and terrestrial leagues. A small, simple compass rose is positioned in the Mediterranean Sea on the right side of the map.
PART OF THE KINGDOM OF LEON
PART OF OLD CASTILE
PART OF THE KINGDOM OF ARAGON
PART OF LUSITANIA original: "Lusitania", the Roman name for the region covering much of Portugal
EXTREMADURA
NEW CASTILE
KINGDOM OF VALENCIA
KINGDOM OF MURCIA
ANDALUSIA
BISHOPRIC OF CORDOBA
BISHOPRIC OF SEVILLE
KINGDOM OF GRANADA
ALGARVE