Alberto Cantino, an agent of the Duke of Modena and Ferrara, managed to steal from Lisbon a copy of a map depicting the latest discoveries in America made by Pedro Alvares Cabral (1500). It was kept in Ferrara until the end of the 16th century, when Pope Clement VIII transferred it to Modena; there it remained until 1859, when the map was lost following the sacking of the city. It was rediscovered by Giuseppe Boni, director of the Estense Library, that same year.
