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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.

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Sunday, March 7, 2010

World Map 16th Century

Description: "Orbis Terrarum" from the Dutch astronomer, cartographer and clergyman Petrus Plancius, published in 1590.

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T-O MAPS

T-O map (orbis terrae, orb or circle of the earth), is a type of mediaval world map and the earliest known representations of this sort is attributed to Beatur of Liébana, an 8th century Spanish monk. The T is the Mediterranean, dividing the three continents, Asia, Europe and Africa, and the O is the encircling Ocean. Jerusalem was generally assumed to lie at the center of the circle. The T-O map remained a common representation since at least the 7th century.