The world through the eyes of ancients. (Map Of The Month).(Brief Article)

From: Geographical | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Over the last 500 years printed maps have recorded where people have travelled and plotted where they might go. They reflect the advances in Western knowledge of new-found lands, key moments in international history, and changes in illustrative styles. Each month, starting this issue, antique map expert Jonathan Potter describes an ancient map in its geographic, cartographic and historical context

THIS LATE 15TH-CENTURY MAP, REPRESENTING THE WORLD AS KNOWN TO THE ANCIENTS, IS one of the most dramatic cartographic images of its time. Published over 500 years ago, the map ...

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