CARTOGRAPHY IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR HISTORY SINCE MORE THAN 8000 YEARS. FROM CAVE PAINTINGS TO ANCIENT MAPS OF THE OLD WORLD, THROUGH THE AGE OF EXPLORATION, AND ON INTO THE 21ST CENTURY, PEOPLE HAVE MADE AND USED MAPS. HERE YOU CAN SEE A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE WORLD MAPS DESCRIBING THE KNOWN WORLD IN THEIR TIME AND AT THEIR STATE OF KNOWLEDGE.
Friday, February 17, 2012
World Map 15th Century
Description: World map made between 1457 and 1459 by the Venetian monk Fra Mauro. The map is a circular planisphere drawan on parchment and set in a wooden frame.
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