But "new world" didn't necessarily mean then what ... others followed suit as shown in this mid-16th-century map. Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library ...

Now, researchers have uncovered hidden details in a 16th-century map that sheds some light on ... to form a permanent ...

Both maps reveal the great challenge the New World presented to mapmakers ... Photograph by AKG/Album The journeys of 15th- and 16th-century European explorers are depicted on Cantino’s map ...

What to do? He decided that a magnificent gift—a lavish map of the world—might maneuver him into the new king’s good graces. D’Annebault hired Pierre Desceliers, one of the best ...

Imagine the bustling streets of Antwerp, where merchants navigated the sprawling city with woodcut maps. Or sailors plotting ... s turn-by-turn navigation, a 16th-century GPS might have been ...