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Juan de la Cosa's map is a manuscript nautical chart of the world drawn on two joined sheets of parchment sewn onto a canvas backing. It measures 96 cm high by 183 cm wide. A legend written in Spanish at the western edge of the map translates as "Juan de la Cosa made this (map) in the port of Santa Maria in the year 1500". [1]
Map of Maximus Planudes (c. 1300), earliest extant realization of Ptolemy's world map (2nd century) Gangnido (Korea, 1402) Bianco world map (1436) Fra Mauro map (c. 1450) Map of Bartolomeo Pareto (1455) Genoese map (1457) Map of Juan de la Cosa (1500) Cantino planisphere (1502) Piri Reis map (1513) Dieppe maps (c. 1540s-1560s) Mercator 1569 ...
1955 map showing planned Interstate highways around Denver Colorado had already begun planning a modern inter-city route along the Front Range as early as 1944. The first section of freeway was also in 1944 which would later become Interstate 70 that originally terminated near I-25 in Denver before getting extended across the Rocky Mountains ...
More recently, a World Ortelius map sold for £4,000 (about $5,000) at an auction in 2012. These maps are celebrated for their artistry and the way they reflect the geographical knowledge of the time.
This template is designed for maps of the world or east hemisphere, showing historical borders and detailed geography. The dates refer to the year depicted in the maps, not when they were made. Note: Please only include maps based on the Topographic_map#Global_1-kilometer_map , and only maps showing historical information about countries ...
Near the outskirts of Aurora US 36 merges with the group of highways as well. View south along U.S. Highway 287 entering Kiowa County Just past E-470, I-70 and US 36 split to follow a more northerly course, while US 287 and US 40 continue west into Downtown Denver on Colfax Avenue .
1955 map showing planned Interstate Highways around Denver The Colorado Department of Highways originally planned to use a single number, I-25E, for the entirety of Denver's eastern loop. [ 21 ] The designation was changed to I-225 following correspondence with the American Association of State Highway Officials and split, with the northern leg ...
Tabula Peutingeriana (section of a modern facsimile), top to bottom: Dalmatian coast, Adriatic Sea, southern Italy, Sicily, African Mediterranean coast. Tabula Peutingeriana (Latin for 'The Peutinger Map'), also referred to as Peutinger's Tabula, [1] Peutinger tables [2] or Peutinger Table, is an illustrated itinerarium (ancient Roman road map) showing the layout of the cursus publicus, the ...