r/oldmaps • u/Cuiusquemodi • 9h ago

Video: Step by step discovery of America.

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r/oldmaps • u/Yale_Djoma • 7h ago

Italian map (1836) of ancient Athens

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Beautiful and illuminating maps from around the world, from the oldest examples known to those created around 1950.

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We're interested in sharing interesting, beautiful or informative examples of the cartographer's trade, from their emergence in the ancient Near East up to a somewhat arbitrary end-date of 1950 A.D.

We'll happily accept historical maps! If you're posting a map, please provide a description and date in the title.

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