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World Map Collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: The Babylonian Map of the World, c. 510-c. 500 BC. Artist: Assyrian Art

The Babylonian Map of the World, c. 510-c. 500 BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
The Babylonian Map of the World, c. 510-c. 500 BC. Found in the collection of British Museum

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Ptolemys Map of the World cA. D 150. (1912) Artist: Claudius Ptolemy

Ptolemys Map of the World cA. D 150. (1912) Artist: Claudius Ptolemy
Ptolemys Map of the World cA.D 150. The Ptolemy world map is a map of the known world to Hellenistic society in the 2nd century AD

Background imageWorld Map Collection: The Piri Reis world map, 1513. Artist: Piri Reis (1470-1553)

The Piri Reis world map, 1513. Artist: Piri Reis (1470-1553)
The Piri Reis world map, 1513. Found in the collection of the Topkapı Palace, Istanbul

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Ptolemy World map, 1467

Ptolemy World map, 1467. Found in the collection of Biblioteka Narodowa, Warszawa

Background imageWorld Map Collection: The World at the Beginning of the 20th Century Showing British Possessions, c1900

The World at the Beginning of the 20th Century Showing British Possessions, c1900. Creator: Artists Illustrators Ltd
The World at the Beginning of the 20th Century Showing British Possessions [in pink], c1900. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Red Cross Group, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Red Cross Group, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Red Cross Group, between 1910 and 1920
Red Cross Group, between 1910 and 1920. Group of men and women, with maps of the world and The Philippine Islands

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Map of the World, 1566, reprinted 1889. Creator: Unknown

Map of the World, 1566, reprinted 1889. Creator: Unknown
Map of the World, 1566, reprinted 1889. Heart-shaped world map with the North Pole in the centre. After John Paul Cimerlin

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Orontius Finaeus, 1531, reprinted 1889. Creator: Unknown

Orontius Finaeus, 1531, reprinted 1889. Creator: Unknown
Orontius Finaeus, 1531, reprinted 1889. Top: Terra Australis on the left. Europe, Russia, the North Pole, China and northern Africa on the right

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Typus Cosmographicus Universalis, Sim. Grynaeus, Novus Orbis, Basileae 1532, reprinted 1889

Typus Cosmographicus Universalis, Sim. Grynaeus, Novus Orbis, Basileae 1532, reprinted 1889. Creator: Unknown
Typus Cosmographicus Universalis, Sim. Grynaeus, Novus Orbis, Basileae 1532, 1532, reprinted 1889

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Vniversale descrittione di tvtta la terra conoscivta fin qvi, 1565

Vniversale descrittione di tvtta la terra conoscivta fin qvi, 1565. Creators: Paolo Forlani, Ferrando Bertelli
Vniversale descrittione di tvtta la terra conoscivta fin qvi, 1565. Relief shown pictorially. Based on an earlier map by Giacomo Gastaldi. From the Rosenwald Collection, Library of Congress, no

Background imageWorld Map Collection: World map with Magellan?s circumnavigation (From Scherer?s Atlas novus), 1702-1703

World map with Magellan?s circumnavigation (From Scherer?s Atlas novus), 1702-1703. From a private collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: The Dauphin Map of the World, (1546), 1912. Artist: Pierre Desceliers

The Dauphin Map of the World, (1546), 1912. Artist: Pierre Desceliers
The Dauphin Map of the World, 1546. After Pierre Desceliers, (c1500-1558) Planisphere which is sometimes refered to as the Dauphin Map. The map was created for King Henri II of France (1519-1559)

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (Map of the Myriad Countries of the World), 1602. Creator: Ricci

Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (Map of the Myriad Countries of the World), 1602. Creator: Ricci
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (Map of the Myriad Countries of the World), 1602. Found in the Collection of Nanjing Museum

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Mercator, (1512-1594), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Mercator, (1512-1594), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mercator, (1512-1594), 1830. Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) Belgian geographer, cosmographer and cartographer known for his 1569 world map of sailing courses with rhumb lines

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (A Map of the Myriad Countries of the World), 1602

Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (A Map of the Myriad Countries of the World), 1602. Artist: Zhong Wentao (17th century)
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (A Map of the Myriad Countries of the World), 1602. Found in the collection of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Caravan on the Silk Road. Detail from the Catalan Atlas

Caravan on the Silk Road. Detail from the Catalan Atlas. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageWorld Map Collection: The First map to Show America, (1500) 1912

The First map to Show America, (1500) 1912
The First map to Show America, 1500 (1912). After the map of Juan de la Cosa (c1450-1510), 1500. The map or chart is a mappa mundi painted on parchment

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Globe, c. 1937. Creator: Edward L Loper

Globe, c. 1937. Creator: Edward L Loper
Globe, c. 1937

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Atlas of Borso d Este, ca 1466-1467. Creator: Germanus, Donnus Nicolaus (ca. 1420-ca

Atlas of Borso d Este, ca 1466-1467. Creator: Germanus, Donnus Nicolaus (ca. 1420-ca
Atlas of Borso d Este, ca 1466-1467. Found in the collection of Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Map of Greater Britain in Relation to the Homeland, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Map of Greater Britain in Relation to the Homeland, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Map of Greater Britain in Relation to the Homeland, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Map of the World After Three Years of War, 1917. Creator: Unknown

Map of the World After Three Years of War, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Map of the World After Three Years of War, 1917.From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VIII. Ending The First Three Years", edited by J. A. Hammerton

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Itinerarium. World map with costumes, natives, ships, plants and animals, 1644. Creator

Itinerarium. World map with costumes, natives, ships, plants and animals, 1644. Creator
Itinerarium. World map with costumes, natives, ships, plants and animals, 1644. Private Collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Map Showing Drakes Voyage of Circumnavigation (1577-1580), 1923. Creator: Unknown

Map Showing Drakes Voyage of Circumnavigation (1577-1580), 1923. Creator: Unknown
Map Showing Drakes Voyage of Circumnavigation (1577-1580), 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Map of the World, According to Ptolemy, 1923. Creator: Agathodaemon of Alexandria

Map of the World, According to Ptolemy, 1923. Creator: Agathodaemon of Alexandria
Map of the World, According to Ptolemy, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Macrocosm Harmony, engraving in the work Scenographia systematis mundani ptolemaici, 1661

Macrocosm Harmony, engraving in the work Scenographia systematis mundani ptolemaici, 1661

Background imageWorld Map Collection: World map in Atlas by Frederik de Wit

World map in Atlas by Frederik de Wit

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Terrarum Orbis Tabula after G. a Schagen. C. 1689

Terrarum Orbis Tabula after G. a Schagen. C. 1689
Terrarum Orbis Tabula after G. a Schagen. Pub. C. 1689 (hand coloured engraving)

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Kitab Rudjdjar (The Tabula Rogeriana), 1154

Kitab Rudjdjar (The Tabula Rogeriana), 1154. Found in the collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageWorld Map Collection: World map. The world, centering on the Persian Gulf, ca 550

World map. The world, centering on the Persian Gulf, ca 550. Private Collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Mapamundi. Calendar

Mapamundi. Calendar. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula, ca 1690. Artist: Visscher, Nicolaes (1618-1679)

Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula, ca 1690. Artist: Visscher, Nicolaes (1618-1679)
Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula, ca 1690. Private Collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Double hemisphere map of the World, 1662. Artist: Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673)

Double hemisphere map of the World, 1662. Artist: Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673)
Double hemisphere map of the World, 1662. Private Collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula, ca 1690. Artist: Visscher, Nicolaes (1618-1679)

Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula, ca 1690. Artist: Visscher, Nicolaes (1618-1679)
Orbis terrarum nova et accuratissima tabula, ca 1690. Private Collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Double hemisphere map of the World, 1713. Artist: Kiprianov, Vasily Anufrievich (1669-after 1723)

Double hemisphere map of the World, 1713. Artist: Kiprianov, Vasily Anufrievich (1669-after 1723)
Double hemisphere map of the World, 1713. Found in the collection of Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Double hemisphere map of the World, 1707. Artist: Kiprianov, Vasily Anufrievich (1669-after 1723)

Double hemisphere map of the World, 1707. Artist: Kiprianov, Vasily Anufrievich (1669-after 1723)
Double hemisphere map of the World, 1707. Found in the collection of Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

Background imageWorld Map Collection: The Ebstorf Map, c. 1300. Artist: Anonymous master

The Ebstorf Map, c. 1300. Artist: Anonymous master
The Ebstorf Map, c. 1300. Found in the collection of Ebstorf Abbey, Lueneburg

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Ptolemy World map. Artist: Germanus, Donnus Nicolaus (ca. 1420-ca. 1490)

Ptolemy World map. Artist: Germanus, Donnus Nicolaus (ca. 1420-ca. 1490)
Ptolemy World map. Private Collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Double hemisphere map of the World. Artist: Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673)

Double hemisphere map of the World. Artist: Blaeu, Joan (1596-1673)
Double hemisphere map of the World. Private Collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula (Map of the world), 1631

Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula (Map of the world), 1631. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Buddhist map of the world, Early 18th cen Artist: Anonymous master

Buddhist map of the world, Early 18th cen Artist: Anonymous master
Buddhist map of the world, Early 18th cen.. Found in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Ch onhado (Map of All Under Heaven), Mid of the 18th cen Artist: Anonymous master

Ch onhado (Map of All Under Heaven), Mid of the 18th cen Artist: Anonymous master
Ch onhado (Map of All Under Heaven), Mid of the 18th cen.. Found in the collection of the British Museum

Background imageWorld Map Collection: World map Universalis Cosmographia, 1507. Artist: Waldseemuller, Martin (ca 1472-1520)

World map Universalis Cosmographia, 1507. Artist: Waldseemuller, Martin (ca 1472-1520)
World map Universalis Cosmographia, 1507. Found in the collection of the Library of Congress, Washington D. C

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Rectangular world map (From: The Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes)

Rectangular world map (From: The Book of Curiosities of the Sciences and Marvels for the Eyes), 11th century. Found in the collection of the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Geographia by Ptolemy, ca 1454. Artist: Anonymous master

Geographia by Ptolemy, ca 1454. Artist: Anonymous master
Geographia by Ptolemy, ca 1454. Found in the collection of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice

Background imageWorld Map Collection: The three continents with Jerusalem in the center of the World, 1581

The three continents with Jerusalem in the center of the World, 1581. Artist: Bunting, Heinrich (1545-1606)
The three continents with Jerusalem in the center of the World, 1581. Private Collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: The Buddhist world map, 1710. Artist: Rokashi Hotan, Zuda (1654-1738)

The Buddhist world map, 1710. Artist: Rokashi Hotan, Zuda (1654-1738)
The Buddhist world map, 1710. Private Collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Complete Map of Mountains and Seas (Shanhai Yudi Quantu). Artist

Complete Map of Mountains and Seas (Shanhai Yudi Quantu). Artist: Guo Zizhang (active Early 17th cen. )
Complete Map of Mountains and Seas (Shanhai Yudi Quantu). Private Collection

Background imageWorld Map Collection: Heart Shaped World Map. Artist: Fine, Oronce (1494-1555)

Heart Shaped World Map. Artist: Fine, Oronce (1494-1555)
Heart Shaped World Map. Found in the collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France



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