With the Age of Discovery, during the 15th to 18th centuries, world maps became increasingly accurate; exploration of Antarctica, Australia, and the interior of Africa by western mapmakers …

Oct 27, 2011 · Media in category "1520s maps of the world" The following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total.

Interactive detailed political map from ancient times to our days. Empires, kingdoms, principalities, republics

World map from Ptolemy, Geographia, edited by Lorenz Fries. Strassburg: J. Grueninger, 1522. Did the incorporation of modern geographical knowledge in Ptolemy’s maps in the 1520s …

Includes Cassini (astronomer), Celestial map - "Nieuwe Hemels Spiegel" (circa 1688-1701) print, Ptolemy's map of the world print(1520)

DETAILS OF THE APIANUS WORLD MAP As its title states, this 1520 world map was the work of Petro Apiano (Shirley, # 45). The author, Peter Bienewitz (vernacular) was born in Leisnig, …

Pineda world map, 1520 DESCRIPTION: The earliest known map to correctly show the main outlines of the Gulf of Mexico is this manuscript sheet (43 x 22 cm) attached to a royal …

A detailed examination of the depictions and toponyms of the extant states of the Johannes Ruysch world map of 1508 reveals that the first depiction of the New World engraved onto the …

Explore 24 of the most elegant and important world maps from the Age of Discovery through the Golden Age of Cartography, plus 10 motif images derived from the maps. Includes early …

Jun 9, 2008 · Description: World map of Pietro Coppo (1470-1555) from Venice/Italy, published in 1520.