Welcome to our collection of 30 among the most iconic and influential maps. These maps chronicle humanity’s exploration, innovation, and imagination. Join us as we journey through time and space, uncovering the stories behind these timeless cartographic treasures and their profound impact on our understanding of the world.
Da Ming Hun Yi Tu Map, 1389Fra Mauro Map, 1459Old World in Nuremberg Chronicles by Hartmann Schedel, 1493Juan de la Cosa Map, 1500Cantino Planisphere, 1502Tabula Americae by Johannes Ruysch, 1507World Map by Martin Waldseemüller, 1507Map of Scandinavia by Olaus Magnus, 1539Map of America by Sebastian Münster, 1540Map of America by Diego Gutiérrez, 1562World Map by Gerardus Mercator, 1569America Map by Abraham Ortelius, 1570Typus Orbis Terrarum by Abraham Ortelius, 1570View of Venice by Frans Hogenberg, 1572Islandia by Abraham Ortelius, 1590Map of China by Gerard de Jode, 1593Irlandiae by Giovanni Battista Boazio, 1599World Map by Willem Blaeu, 1606World Map by Jodocus Hondius, 1606World Map by Johannes Janssonius, 1607Map of Cambridgeshire and Colleges’ Coat of Arms by John Speed, 1610Leo Belgicus by Claes Janszoon Visscher, 1611Map of Virginia Settlements by John Smith, 1612Map of Australia by Johannes Vingboons, 1642World Map by Frederick de Wit, 1660Map of Asia by Vincenzo Coronelli, 1690Atlas Novus by Johann Baptist Homann, 1707Map of Luisiana Settlements by Guillaume Delisle, 1718Map of Western America by Antonio Zatta, 1785View of London by John Tallis, 1849
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