What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...
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The ‘oldest map of the world in the world’ from 2,900 years ago surprises people. It is made of…The British Museum houses a vast collection of artefacts from around the world, including remnants from ancient civilisations. In a recent video posted on YouTube, the museum unveiled one such amazing ...
The standard world map doesn’t include the territories of Indigenous tribes. This mapping project aims to change that.
In “Four Points of the Compass,” Jerry Brotton explores the disorienting, dizzying history of our relationship to direction.
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Ancient Babylonian Map steals the spotlight! This is how the world has been mapped throughout historyI n a revelation that bridges millennia, the Babylonian Map of the World, or "Imago Mundi," has emerged as a dazzling relic ...
Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy, acquired a Portuguese map showing stunning finds in the New World. This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine.
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