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.

Sunday, November 24, 2013

World Map 18th Century

Description: Very detailed map of the world in a double hemisphere projection with map of the moon, the solar system and star charts created by the British mathematician and amateur astronomer Samuel Dunn dating to 1794.

(Highest res.: jpg, 6000 x 5054 pixel, 72 dpi, file size: 27,3 MB)

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