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2. Map collection - Wikipedia

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   A map collection or map library is a storage facility for maps, usually in a library, archive, or museum, or at a map publisher or public-benefit corporation, and the maps and other cartographic items stored within that facility. Sometimes, map collections are combined with graphic sheets, manuscripts and rare prints in a single department.

3. List of historical maps - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. 35 Interesting Historical Photos That Show How Much The World ...

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   Image credits: Paul_Nosensteinfried Ensuring historical accuracy on social media is no easy task, but it’s more important than ever. According to the American Historical Association, 26% of ...

5. Historical Atlas of the World - Wikipedia

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   In addition to 108 maps, it contained a registry of state leaders. [1] (Carl Grimberg died in 1941, and posthumous editions of his books in Norway were revised by others.) In 1983, Cappelen issued a new world history series Cappelens verdenshistorie in 21 volumes, again with the historical atlas as a supplement. The 166 maps therein were ...

6. 50 Interesting Historical Photographs That Might Teach You ...

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   Now, in addition to all of that, history can be recorded through photographs, v. It’s hard to pinpoint when humans started recording and sharing knowledge of the past. But it’s estimated that ...

7. How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world - AOL

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   Here’s how he redrew the map of the world. ... Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images. In fact, says Briant, there’s a simple reason why, 2,000 years on, we talk about ...

8. Historical atlas - Wikipedia

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   A historical atlas is a collection of maps and possibly illustrations that depict the historical geography of a particular region at a defined time period. These atlases typically include maps that show the political and cultural boundaries of different states as well as other data, and in some cases illustrations that provide information about ...

9. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum - Wikipedia

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   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 ...