World Map of 1519 from Portugal

[3rdJerseyman]

Here's something I thought enthusiasts might enjoy. It's from a European house that specializes in very fine reproductions of ancient books and maps. It's a global map on several pages produced for the King of Portugal dated 1519. If you look into the discussions accompanying the images there's a very interesting history of the accretion of geographical knowledge and voyages of discovery.

Atlas Miller Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

www.moleiro.com

 

[Uwek]

Very interesting page - many thanks for sharing with us