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  2. List of historical maps - Wikipedia

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    Maps of Korea. Haedong Samgukdo. Cartography of Switzerland. Dufour Map (1863) Siegfried Map (1895–1926) Cartography of the United States. Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio (1562) New and Correct Map of the United States of North America Abel Buell (1784) Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1867)

  3. Early world maps - Wikipedia

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    Early world maps. The earliest known world maps date to classical antiquity, the oldest examples of the 6th to 5th centuries BCE still based on the flat Earth paradigm. World maps assuming a spherical Earth first appear in the Hellenistic period. The developments of Greek geography during this time, notably by Eratosthenes and Posidonius ...

  4. History of cartography - Wikipedia

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    The history of cartography refers to the development and consequences of cartography, or mapmaking technology, throughout human history. Maps have been one of the most important human inventions for millennia, allowing humans to explain and navigate their way through the world. When and how the earliest maps were made is unclear, but maps of ...

  5. List of cartographers - Wikipedia

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    Carlo de Candia (1803–1862), Italian cartographer, created the large maritime map of Sardinia in 1: 250,000 scale, travel version. John Bartholomew the elder (26 April 1805 – 8 April 1861), Scottish cartographer and engraver. Henry Peter Bosse (Germany/United States, 1844–1903), also photographer and civil engineer.

  6. Fra Mauro map - Wikipedia

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    The Fra Mauro map is a map of the world made around 1450 by the Italian (Venetian) cartographer Fra Mauro, which is “considered the greatest memorial of medieval cartography." [1] It is a circular planisphere drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame that measures over two by two meters. Including Asia, the Indian Ocean, Africa, Europe ...

  7. Piri Reis map - Wikipedia

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    Piri Reis map. The Piri Reis map is a world map compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. Approximately one third of the map survives, housed in the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. When rediscovered in 1929, the remaining fragment garnered international attention as it includes a partial copy of an otherwise lost map by ...

  8. Mappa mundi - Wikipedia

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    The "complex" or "great" world maps are the most famous mappae mundi. Although most employ a modified T-O scheme, they are considerably more detailed than their smaller T-O cousins. These maps show coastal details, mountains, rivers, cities, towns and provinces. Some include figures and stories from history, the Bible and classical mythology.

  9. Historical atlas - Wikipedia

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    Historical atlas. A historical atlas is a collection of maps and possibly illustrations that depict the historical geography of a particular region at a defined time period. These atlases typically include maps that show the political and cultural boundaries of different states as well as other data, and in some cases illustrations that provide ...

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