Statutes of the Admiralty of India

300 impressive depictions of the knights of the Brotherhood of Santiago: an artistic testimony of coats of arms and armor from four centuries ranging from the Gothic to the Renaissance

Valuable contraband from a spy at the Portuguese court: an exact copy of the famous, once-secret world map known as the “Royal Standard,” featuring the newly charted coastline of Brazil, made for the Duke of Ferrara

A humanist bibliophile's concerns about his extensive library: the last will and testament of Christopher Columbus' son, with careful instructions for the care and preservation of his unique book collection

A spectacular milestone of the age of world exploration: Ferdinand Magellan's and Juan Sebastián Elcano's famous circumnavigation of the globe in a unique compendium of the most important documents from three museums

The Rights and Privileges of the First Colonial Governor of Florida: Historical Documents on Juan Ponce de León's Search for the Fountain of Youth and the Early Days of Spanish Colonialism in America