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World map from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
World map from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Credit: Abraham Ortelius
World map from the first modern atlas by Ortelius - Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1570
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Africae tabula nova, 1570
Africae tabula nova, 1570
Credit: Abraham Ortelius
Africae tabula nova, 1570.
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Europe at the death of Charlemagne in 814
Europe at the death of Charlemagne in 814
Credit: Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Europe at the death of Charlemagne in 814.
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Worldmap from the Portolan Atlas by Battista Agnese, 1544
Worldmap from the Portolan Atlas by Battista Agnese, 1544
Credit: Battista Agnese, Library of Congress
Worldmap from a portolan atlas showing the route that Magellan took around the world and the route from Cadiz, Spain, to Peru, 1544.
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Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula, 1635
Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula, 1635
Credit: Willem Blaeu
Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula, from Atlas Novus, 1635.
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Carte d'Amérique, 1774
Carte d'Amérique, 1774
Credit: Guillaume Delisle
Carte d'Amérique, 1774.
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Celestial map from the 17th century
Celestial map from the 17th century
Credit: Frederik de Wit
Celestial map from the 17th century.
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Map of Asia, 1892
Map of Asia, 1892
Credit: Rand, McNally & Co., University of Texas
Map of Asia, 1892.
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South China Sea, 1906
South China Sea, 1906
Credit: Justhus Perthes See Atlas
Map of the South China Sea, including inset maps of the Singapore Strait, Jokohama, Batavia and the Sunda Strait, 1906.
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The British Empire, 1897
The British Empire, 1897
Credit: Nickshanks
Map of the world from 1897. The British Empire (marked in pink) was the superpower of the 19th century.
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Ursa Major
Ursa Major
Credit: Reverend Richard Rouse Bloxam, Sidney Hall (etcher), Library of Congress, Trialsanderrors
Astronomical chart showing a bear forming the constellation Ursa Major, 1825.
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Early map of North America
Early map of North America
Credit: Claude Bernou, David.Monniaux
Map of North America during the 17th century.