Interesting Ancient Maps (29 pics)
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History unfolds through cartography in this captivating collection. Hand-drawn maps reveal how civilizations perceived the world centuries ago. Intricate illustrations depict continents, seas, and mythical lands. Distorted proportions and imaginative details reflect limited knowledge and artistic flair. Studying these relics offers insight into exploration and discovery throughout time. Marvel at humanity’s quest for understanding.
"Map Of Europe In The Form Of A Queen, Engraving And Letterpress, 1587"
"Map Of The Ancient Continents, 1719"
"Nautical Atlas Of The World, Circular World Map Of The Portuguese Hemisphere, 1519"
"Ptolemy's World Map, 1482"
"Ptolemy's world map designed in 150 AD. For the first time in history, longitudinal and latitudinal lines were added to a world map."
"Al-Idrisi's World Map In Arabic, 1456 Copy, The Original Text Dates To 1154"
"A Map Of The Celestial Globe With Comet, 1618"
"Babylonian Map Of The World, Probably From Sippar, Mesopotamia, Iraq, 700-500 BCE"
"The Largest Medieval Map (Hereford Mappa Mundi), 13th Century"
"World Map, 1700"
"Cadastral Map Showing Landownership In Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan, 1595"
"Map And Views Illustrating Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage, Santiago, 1586"
"Cosmographical Map Or Universal Description Of The World With The Actual Path Of The Winds, 1570"
"Description Of The Holy Land, 1585"
"Samuel Dunn's Map Of The World, 1794"
"Samuel Dunn's map of the world, drawn in 1794 AD. Dunn was the first to map out the entire world using Captain James Cook's discoveries as his guide."
"Map Of The Americas, 1553"
"The Countie Pallantine Of Lancaster Described And Divided Into Hundreds, 1610"
"The Psalter World Map, 1260 AD"
"The Psalter World Map, drawn by an unknown medieval monk in 1260 AD. Maps from this time period usually place the east at the top of the globe, where the sun rises and Jesus watches over the world."
"Map Of Ancient Palaestina, 1859"
"Map Of The Ancient Roman World From Their Perspective"
"Roman Empire became the most dominant country globally by AD 98–117 through a mixture of military power, political adaptability, and economic enlargement. This enlargement drastically transformed the Mediterranean world."
"Nicolaes Visscher Map, 1658"
"Nicolaes Visscher produced Orbis Terrarum Nova et Accuratissima Tabula, an etched double hemisphere map, in Amsterdam in 1658. Additionally, it includes scaled-down projections of the north and south poles. The painter Nicolaes Berchem drew four mythical images, one in each corner, to decorate the border, depicting Zeus, Neptune, Persephone, and Demeter. It is a vintage illustration of elaborate Dutch globe maps."
"Bunting Clover Leaf Map, 1581"
"The Bunting Clover Leaf Map, created by Heinrich Bunting in Germany in 1581, is a later Christian map. This map represents the world as an extension of the Christian trinity, with Jerusalem serving as the hub that binds it all together, rather than how it actually is."
"Map Of Old Prussia, And The Ancient Prussian Lands, 1584"
"Jansson Map Of The Ancient World, 1650"
"Map Of Ancient Geography, Circa 1608"
"Map Of Ancient Europe, Possibly After 1870"
"Map Over Munich, 1740"
"World Map By Cosmas Indicopleustes, 6th Century"
"World map by Cosmas Indicopleustes from the sixth century, which shows the globe as a rectangular-shaped surface."
"Ancient Map Of Black Sea, Circa 1559"
"Engraving On A Mammoth Tusk, Perhaps Representing A “Map”, Gravettian"
