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A Map of Persia from 1922, a Diagram of the Border with the USSR and a Map of Present-Day Iran
The shared border between Iran and the USSR: 2,500 km of land border, Azerbaijani-Iranian, Armenian-Iranian and Turkmen-Iranian, together with the maritime border on the Caspian Sea
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A Map of the World According to Homer
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Map of the Russian Empire, 1783
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1000 km on the Mercator projection are not what they seem
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The Aral Sea appears on maps of Asia only at the very end of the seventeenth century
The Aral Sea appears on maps of Asia only at the very end of the seventeenth century. Indeed, many atlases of even later date, such as this atlas by Sanson, still show the Caspian Sea as if it were two seas in one: they mark the Syr Darya and the
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Empires of the Ancient World, AD 200
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An Arctic-centred map, a most interesting view of this part of the world
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A Map of the World According to the Government of Brazil
A map of the world according to the government of Brazil. Indeed, why not?
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That very place on earth, rarely shown to the layman, where Pacifida, or the continent of Mu, ought to be found
That very place on earth, rarely shown to the layman, where Pacifida, or the continent of Mu, ought to be found. Where the very idea of it came from, hear in the third episode of my podcast
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Next time you hear tales of a successful career, remember this map of the Mediterranean, which very modestly calls itself "The Career of Julius Caesar"
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Asian Cities Founded by Alexander the Great and the Successive Greek Dynasties
Asian cities founded by Alexander the Great and the successive Greek dynasties. According to the principle they observed, these cities and their inhabitants became Greek citizens. Such cities are marked with yellow and green stars. As for Maracanda, or Samarkand, it is believed to have existed long before Alexander the