In 1489, Henricus Martellus from Italy created a map of the world. The map shows very accurate information about the world that he knew. We look at this map with confusion until you take a closer look. What was this map’s purpose? Looking closely at the map unravels its story. At first glance the map appears to be very confusing. Black lines drawn all over the map. Lighter colored lines also covering the map. Very few buildings appear to be on the map. The words are written in another language making it hard to understand what it means. The map isn’t clearly understood, for some people it could be difficult to get over the black lines covering the map. It would be very difficult for this map to show the religious aspects they had. It would