El País reports (in Spanish) that prosecutors have closed the case for lack of information—they don’t even know when it was stolen, much less who stole it. Link•Categories Antique Maps•Tags 1500s, Caribbean, map thefts, Spain Mapping an Atlantic World, circa 1500 Published on 12...
Circa 1950. The word Munyang or Muniong derives from local aboriginal people. When camped on the Eucumbene Valley, they would point to the snow covered Main Range and repeat the word ‘Munyang’ or ‘Muniong’ . Said to mean ‘big’ or ‘high mountain’. Also ‘big white mountain’. ...