Antique Maps 2025 Wall Calendar

Author: Unknown

Published on 15 August 2024 by Pomegranate (N/A).

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305 x 332 x 5mm | 298g

Ever curious about what lay beyond the horizon, explorers, merchants, andmilitary forces have for centuries relied upon maps to help them describe andnavigate our planet. Although historical maps were often skillfully drawn andmeticulously plotted, their layout tells only part of the story. Usinganecdotal evidence and sometimes scant geographical data for places theythemselves may never have seen, cartographers frequently included fanciful orfactual drawings to tease the imagination and the intellect—to wit,figureheads symbolizing the wind rose on a world map from Ptolemy’sCosmographia.Explorethe world of old with this calendar’s 12 antique maps from the BritishLibrary’s collection of cartographic material.