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Mariner’s Compass – 1760
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Dourado, Fernando Vaz, 16th Century – 1576 Atlas
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Map from Mahmud al-Kashgari’s Diwan (11th century)
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Psalter World Map, c.1265
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Ebstorfer World Map, c.1235
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1154 World Map by Moroccan Cartographer al-Idrisi for King Roger of Sicily
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Europe and Northern Africa Portolan Atlas 1547
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Early Maritime Navigation – Compass Lesson & Europe Classroom Activity Europe and northern Africa. HM 29. PORTOLAN ATLAS, anonymous (Dieppe, 1547) Europe and northern Africa. HM 29. PORTOLAN AT…
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Zhenghe-sailing-chart
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Early Maritime Navigation – Classroom Activity Asia Folder Part of the Wubei Zhi chart of Zheng He showing the west coast of India along the top, Ceylon top right and Africa along the bottom. The s…
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1572 German translation of humanist Petrarch’s ”De Remediis Utriusque Fortuna”
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Printing Press - Document 3F Excerpt Early Printed Manuscript. The illustrations for this 1572 German translation of humanist Petrarch's ''De Remediis Utriusque Fortuna'' are among the most famous w…
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The Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C.E. Cast of the Original in the British Museum
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Printing Press (Artifact Photo) This black basalt slab is perhaps the most famous hieroglyphic inscription known. Not only was it a beautiful example of ancient writing, it was also the key to unders…
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