Early Spanish map of Guiana from 1560 (published 1877)
Early Spanish map of Guiana from 1560 (published 1877)
‘This is “upside down” right? Trinidad is at the bottom’
1586 map of Greece, western Turkey, and the Balkans
1586 map of Greece, western Turkey, and the Balkans - by Stefano Bonsignori
‘The color gives it Assassins creed vibes!’
1737 map of Greenland - by Hans Poulsen Egede, known as the "Apostle of Greenland"
1737 map of Greenland - by Hans Poulsen Egede, known as the “Apostle of Greenland”
‘Egede made two journeys, in 1723 and in 1724, to explore the west coast of Greenland with the goals of mapping the coastline and obtaining information about the ancient Norse settlements on the island. Egede lived and worked in Greenland from 1721 to 1736. Upon his return to Denmark, he had this map made’
1714 map of Ireland
Ptolemaic map of the Arabian Peninsula, published in 1584
Ptolemaic map of the Arabian Peninsula, published in 1584
‘Can anyone explain the complete lack of the Qatar Peninsula?
It got Qat-off’
1570 Ortelius map of south, east and southeast Asia
1570 Ortelius map of south, east and southeast Asia
“I love the monsters in these old maps.
“No one comes back from there, so there’s probably huge monsters there or something”
OK, but did you see the boobs on that mermaid? Seems like it’s worth the risk to see some mermaid boobs.
Haven’t seen old Johnny in a while. I think he gave in”
1596 map of Sicily
Sebastian Münster's 1550 map of Malta
1559 map of the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara by Diogo Homem
1559 map of the British Isles and western France by Diogo Homem
1559 map of the Iberian Peninsula and north west Africa by Diogo Homem
1559 map of the Black Sea / by Diego Homen
1559 map of district of the city Kuppenheim, Germany
Map of Holland, The Netherlands 1558
Upside-down map of Europe, 1558
1558 map of Belgium
The Siege of Gravelines, 1558
1558 Map of South America - drawn by Diogo Homem
Pirî Reis 1525 map of Venice
Pirî Reis 1525 map of Venice
‘His map of the New World is excellent. He just drew it in 1513. It is a subject of lots of Conspiracy theories and alternative history’–midlleeastcelts
1556 Sebastian Münster map of Africa
1556 Sebastian Münster map of Africa
‘almost like mercator projection’–ryd333r
