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Flat Earth Map Polar Azimuthal Equidistant Projection 1943

The maps received widespread attention and circulation. The governor General of Guizhou reproduced a copy of the map in a book about Guizhou published in Guiyang in 1604. Ricci estimated that more than 1,000 copies of the 1602 edition were reprinted. Various versions of the map were exported to...

Engraved mariner's map of the world. The land masses are shown with little interior detail but with number of coastal place names. The North American continent with the northwestern coastline extending to join Asia. Includes the earliest depiction of California peninsula and Florida. The...