Description: The "Psalter World Map" is a detailed medieval world map drawn by an that has been found in a psalter drawn around 1260 by an unknown author.
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Cartography is an integral part of human 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. This is a collection of historical world maps describing the known world in their time and at their state of knowledge.