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Regions and Seasons: In Greek mythology, the Horae – a group of three rain-giving goddesses – ruled over natural order and the seasons, and through their gift of water from the heavens they brought agricultural More

Syracuse, the main city of classical Sicily, was settled by the Corinthians in the 8th century BCE. By the 2nd century CE, Syracuse was under Roman control, and it was during this time that the first burials to More

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Asie maioris tabule decem quarum prima Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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The classical Greek and Roman world view is known to us through the writings of Claudius Ptolemy, a 2nd century A.D. astronomer, mathematician, and geographer who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. Although his origin More

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Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special More

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special More

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special More

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Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special More

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Decima Asia tabula continet India int. Gangem Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Casmirus | Lubeca | Cracovia Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Casmirus | Lubeca | Cracovia Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Beneath Our Feet: Mapping of the features beneath the ocean’s surface began in Europe in the late-16th century, with cartographers using simple symbols such as soundings (numbers that indicate depth in fathoms) More

Located at the southeastern base of Mount Vesuvius, the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii were discovered in the late 16th century; however, serious archaeological excavations did not begin at the site until More

This modern navigational chart serves as a reminder that England is an island nation off the coast of Europe and that seafaring was an important activity in its history, especially since the late 16th century. More

Using the latest advances in modern technology for gathering depth soundings and generating automated cartography, this chart was prepared primarily for navigational purposes, testifying to sailors' continual q More

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

India Citra Gangem Fluvium Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

The winds, known collectively as Venti, have long been viewed as both bringers of good fortune and sources of chaos. In ancient Greece and Rome, the winds were seen as personas; gods who brought favorable or di More

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

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Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

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Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Ptolemaic world map Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Public domain scan of an 16th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Scythia Intra Imaum Montem Courtesy of Boston Public Library

India Extra Gangem Fluvium Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

Bernardus Sylvanus or Bernardo Silvani, was an Italian scholar and printer born in the 1460s. In 1511 he published a single edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, the first printed using two-color woodblocks.

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Scythia Extra Imaum Montem Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Scythia intra imaum Courtesy of Boston Public Library

India extra Gangem Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Tabula heremus Helvetia Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Asiae tabula duodecima Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Tabula nova Italiae Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Ocenunus occidentalis Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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This map hails from a 1525 edition of Claudius Ptolemy’s "Geographia", a text originally written in the 2nd century. This atlas allows the viewer to spatially orient religious beliefs and mythologies; illustrat More

Scythia extra imaum montem Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Asiae tabula sexta Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Asiae tabula nona Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Principum Europae Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Tab. mo. Italiae, Corsicae et Sardiniae Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Tabula nova Norbegiae et Gottiae Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Tabula moderna Galliae Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Tabula moderna Bossinae, Serviae, Graeciae, et Sclavoniae Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Germania magna Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Tabula moderna Indiae Orientalis Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Tabula II Aphricae Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Europae tabula nona Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Europae tabula decima Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Asiae tabula quarta Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Tabula moderna Gronlandiae et Russiae | Diefert situs orbis hydrographorum ab eo quem Ptolomeus posuit Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Tabula moderna Hispaniae | Tabula moderna Hispania | Tabula secunda Europae Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Quarta tabula aphricae Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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