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.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
World Map 16th Century
Description: Another world map by the French physician and mathematician Laurent Fries published in his Ptolemy Atlas in 1541.
