Historic Map : Pallas and Mentelle Map of The Physical World, 1779, Vintage Wall Art Old maps of London Originally conceived by Gerard Mercator

Originally conceived by Gerard Mercator and later revised by Jodocus Hondius

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This highly decorative map in a fine example of the Blaeu style with multiple d

1730 Homann Heirs map of Upper Rhine region

This inclusion suggests that European cartographers had some awareness of North America's interior geography prior to formal exploration

Historic Map : Pallas and Mentelle Map of The Physical World, 1779, Vintage Wall Art Old maps of London Originally conceived by Gerard MercatorThis is a highly unusual 1779 map of the world exhibiting a very peculiar physical topography that reveals mountain ranges both on land and under the sea. The curious undersea mountain ranges displayed here was drawn by Abbe Mongez to illustrate the ge