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Topographic map.
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Herodotus' map of the world
Figure 1: Herodotus' map of the world.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Ptolemy's world map
Ptolemy's map of the world, originally created in the 2nd century ce;...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Ptolemy's Geographia
Map of Great Britain and Ireland derived from Ptolemy's Geographia, woodcut,...
The Newberry Library, Gift of Edward E. Ayer, 1911 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
world map derived from Ptolemy's Geographia
World map derived from Ptolemy's Geographia, woodcut, 1482. It was included...
The Newberry Library, Gift of Edward E. Ayer, 1912 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Speculum orbis terrarum
Map depicting a portion of North America from Gerard de Jode's atlas Speculum...
The Newberry Library, Gift of Edward E. Ayer (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Theatrum orbis terrarum
Map depicting North and South America, in an edition of Abraham Ortelius's Theatrum...
The Newberry Library, Ayer Fund, 1920 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Atlante Veneto
Map of North America from Vincenzo Coronelli's Atlante Veneto, 1690.
The Newberry Library, Gift of Edward E. Ayer (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
topographic map
Topographic map.
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