Ancient World Maps

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.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

World Map 16th Century

Description: World maps of the Northern and Southern hemisphere published in 1593 by the Dutch cartographer and engraver Gerard de Jode.

(Highest res.: jpg, 1891 x 2288 pixel, 300 dpi, file size: 971 KB)

(Highest res.: jpg, 3795 x 4600 pixel, 600 dpi, file size: 3,13 MB)

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