Christian knight world map, c.1596

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Now the sea beckons, as did her plains, her mountains, her passes, valleys, deserts. And beyond this sea, now finally, in trance, so that he might submerge himself in her darkness, to find what secrets? Only this silence again. To himself quietly he admits there is no fountain, no endless lining... more

Reviewed by IntrepidDreamer Jan 22 2009, 08:33am ( 45 reviews ) • bl.uk

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Rated by namoottat on May 03 2009, 2:23pm

i love old maps
Rated by kenninger on Apr 02 2009, 7:03am

Great!
Rated by mikegreaves1 on Mar 24 2009, 2:39am

crazy
Rated by Phreekoid on Mar 06 2009, 2:59am

Thanks to Etcetera for this link.
Rated by dackerts on Feb 15 2009, 9:42am

This is astounding! 100 years after Columbus landed in North America, fewer since the Portuguese landed in Brazil, and they have maps like this... think of the collaboration that must have gone into it. Goodness!
Rated by ivyhedera on Feb 01 2009, 7:40pm

the idea that so few works were secular and most were supported by the church is so fascinating
Rated by CplClegg on Jan 31 2009, 5:13pm

Stunning accuracy for the time
Rated by rtw66 on Jan 31 2009, 4:41pm

They really didnt have any idea of how big the North American continent was, look at that map.

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