When a few copies began resurfacing, in the 18th century ... selection of original texts and maps dating from the period of first contact between the New World and the Old. Finally you arrive ...

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Van Duzer’s new book, The World for a King, reproduces the map in the original colors and at full scale—in 42 sections—for the first time. His research found that Desceliers took most of his ...

The Imago Mundi, the oldest known world map, offers a rare glimpse into the way ancient Babylonians viewed their world.

Both maps reveal the great challenge the New World presented ... of 15th- and 16th-century European explorers are depicted on Cantino’s map including Vasco da Gama’s first voyage in search ...