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Figure 1: Herodotus' map of the world.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Ptolemy's map of the world, originally created in the 2nd century ce;...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Map of Great Britain and Ireland derived from Ptolemy's Geographia, woodcut,...
The Newberry Library, Gift of Edward E. Ayer, 1911 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
World map derived from Ptolemy's Geographia, woodcut, 1482. It was included...
The Newberry Library, Gift of Edward E. Ayer, 1912 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Map depicting a portion of North America from Gerard de Jode's atlas Speculum...
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Map depicting North and South America, in an edition of Abraham Ortelius's Theatrum...
The Newberry Library, Ayer Fund, 1920 (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Map of North America from Vincenzo Coronelli's Atlante Veneto, 1690.
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