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A Topographical Map of Asia
A topographical map of Asia. A graphic answer to the question of why Tibet is called the Roof of the World: the average height of its territory is 4,000 m above sea level, and it is the largest mountain system by area. A mountain system on the continent. The
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A Map of the Ecosystems of the Soviet Union
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New Amsterdam in 1660
New Amsterdam in 1660. In 1667 this Dutch colony would be renamed New York
Archive · Faith · Geography · Maps · Books
The Abbess set me a task – to make her map of Paradise more precise
The Abbess set me a task – To make her map of Paradise more precise. I told her – I am no Swedenborg. She said to me: be humbler and more meek. All night I toiled in vain and wilted, Until my Angel-Wolf flew in, He took pencils, paper, compasses And
Coming Up · Architecture · Art · Maps · Museums · Rome
In the 16th to 18th Centuries Rome Was One of the Most Depicted Cities in the World
In the 16th to 18th centuries Rome was one of the most depicted cities in the world. Dozens of vedutisti from many countries sought to capture its appearance. This allows us today to trace every stage of the city's transformation and its different faces: from the melancholy landscapes
Geography · Maps · Observations
A two-metre circular map of the world as it was known in 1459
A two-metre circular map of the world as it was known in 1459. It is known as the map of the Venetian monk Fra Mauro, or the Carta Fra Mauro, from the island of Murano. The cartographer was Andrea Bianco. It was made for the King of Portugal. Please
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In 1539 the Swedish cartographer Olaus Magnus peopled his Carta Marina of Northern Europe with fantastical beasts
In 1539 the Swedish cartographer Olaus Magnus peopled his Carta Marina of Northern Europe with fantastical beasts. Had the map been drawn in our own day, in place of sea serpents it would have featured garbage patches, oil slicks and offshore platforms
Geography · Maps · Ethnography
A Map of the Last Uncontacted Peoples of South America
At present, peoples who have never had direct contact with the outside world and modern civilisation remain in India, on islands of the Indian Ocean, in Vietnam, New Guinea, Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia, Amazonia, Bolivia and Peru
Geography · Maps · Science · Humour
And here comes Emmanuel Macron in the Mercator projection
And here comes Emmanuel Macron in the Mercator projection. A splendid photograph for explaining why the scale on Mercator maps is not constant, and why the true area of countries differs from their area in the projection the farther one moves from the equator. This comes from the function that
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The Population of European Cities by the First Third of the Sixteenth Century
The population of European cities by the first third of the sixteenth century. Note the densely populated north of Italy: this is precisely the age of the High Renaissance.
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