World Map 19th Century

Description: World Map published by the Scottish engraver, printer and publisher Daniel Lizars in 1814.

(Highest res.: png, 1280 x 884 pixel, 72 dpi, file size: 2,42 MB)

World Map 16th Century

Description: World map published in 1589 by the Dutch cartographer and engraver Gerard de Jode.

(Highest res.: jpg, 3080 x 2152 pixel, 96 dpi, file size: 1,46 MB)

World Map 17th Century

Description: Foldable map of the world, contained in "The world encompassed by Sir Francis Drake...", London 1628.

(Highest res.: jpg, 2967 x 2043 pixel, 300 dpi, file size: 1,81 MB)

World Map 17th Century

Description: Decorative maps of the world from the French cartographers Nicholas Sanson and Alexis Hubert Jaillot published in 1691.

(Highest res.: jpg, 6000 x 3673 pixel, 96 dpi, file size: 6,15 MB)

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World Map 19th Century

Description: Japanese world map from a unknown author dated to 1875, the 8th year of the Emperor's Meiji's reign.

(Highest res.: jpg, 6000 x 4589 pixel, 96 dpi, file size: 8,97 MB)

World Map 19th Century

Description: Charles Desilver's world map, published in his New Universal Atlas 1856/USA.

(Highest res.: jpg, 3500 x 2374 pixel, 96 dpi, file size: 2,34 MB)

World Map 6th Century BCE

Description: The Babylonian world map, known as Imago Mundi, dated to the 6th century BCE is one of the oldest known world maps, which shows Babylon on the Euphrates, surrounded by a circular landmass with Assyria, Armenia, Ocean and islands arranged around, forming a seven-pointed star.

(Highest res.: jpg, 368 x 500 pixel, 72 dpi, file size: 187 KB)

World Map 17th Century

Description: Exceptional map of the world made by the Dutch publisher Jan Jansson (Johannes Janssonius) in 1650. Such maps, showing comtemporary geopraphy with ancient place names, were popular in the post-renaissance period.

(Highest res.: jpg, 3500 x 2762 pixel, 96 dpi, file size: 2,87 MB)

World Map 19th Century

Description: World map made by the English cartographer, engraver and publisher Aaron Arrowsmith in 1812.

(Highest res.: jpg, 6410 x 3530 pixel, 96 dpi, file size: 10,5 MB)

World Map 19th Century

Description: Map of the world centered on America prepared by the American atlas publisher Joseph Hutchins Colton in 1852.

(Highest res.: jpg, 6000 x 4322 pixel, 96 dpi, file size: 9,49 MB)

World Map 17th Century

Description: World map by the Dutch-German cartographer Andreas Cellarius published in 1661.

(Highest res.: jpg, 2900 x 2470 pixel, 120 dpi, file size: 1,87 MB)