How do you think
Balboa's discovery might
have changed the
world's maps at the
time?

nope

Explanation:

500 books can be produced by one man and a printing press within 5 months, while a copyist can only produce one in the same amount of time

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.