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Español: Mapa del mundo en blanco sin fronteras dibujadas. Français : Carte du monde vierge sans frontières. Português: Mapa-múndi em branco sem fronteiras.
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Latin: [tʰɛˈaːtrũː ˈɔrbɪs tɛˈrːaːrũː], "Theatre of the Lands of the World") is considered to be the first true modern atlas.Written by Abraham Ortelius, strongly encouraged by Gillis Hooftman [2] and originally printed on 20 May 1570 in Antwerp, [3] it consisted of a collection of uniform map sheets and supporting text bound to form a book for which ...
Early world maps cover depictions of the world from the Iron Age to the Age of Discovery and the emergence of modern geography during the early modern period.Old maps provide information about places that were known in past times, as well as the philosophical and cultural basis of the map, which were often much different from modern cartography.
The Mundo is a river in southeastern Spain that originates slightly south of Riópar in the mountain plateau Calar del Mundo and flows toward the town, then westward until joining the Segura south of Hellín. [2] The Mundo has a length of 150 km and a drainage area of 766 km 2. [1] It receives most of its tributaries in its upper course.
One of these maps had been drawn by the Portuguese, and it is claimed that Amerigo Vespucci of Florence assisted in its composition. Columbus, during his lifetime, began another map while exploring these regions, and his brother, Bartholomew Columbus, Adelantado of Hispaniola, who has also sailed along these coasts, [added what he saw fit to it].
The Bola del Mundo (right) from the Peñalara massif.. The Bola del Mundo is the westernmost mountain of the Cuerda Larga mountain range and is located in the central area of the Sierra de Guadarrama, having on its southern slope the peak of La Maliciosa (2227 m) and the valley of La Barranca, to the west the Navacerrada pass (1858 m) and to the east the rest of Cuerda Larga.
The End of the World Route (Spanish: Ruta del Fin del Mundo) is a Chilean touristic scenic route located in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region, the most southerly region of the country.
In addition, south at the top was used in Arab maps of the time. In contrast, most European mappae mundi from the era placed east at the top, since east was the direction of the biblical Garden of Eden. Other well-known world maps of the time such as the Ptolemy map places the north at the top. Fra Mauro was aware of the religious importance of ...