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.

Monday, March 17, 2014

World Map 18th Century

Description: Hand coloured world map with two hemispheres published by the British author George Augustus Baldwyn in 1782. "A New and Accurate Map of the World, Comprehending all the New Discoveries, in Both Hemispheres, carefully brought down to the Present Time."

(Highest res.: jpg, 9216 x 6400 pixel, 72 dpi, file size: 10 MB)

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