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Archive for October 2019 (3 Posts)

An image of the Zeno map of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Mysterious Island

Posted by: Cynthia Smith

Posted in: 16th century cartography, 17th century cartography, 18th century cartography, Exploration

Plan goroda Dalʹni︠a︡go / glavnyĭ inzhener V. Sakharov.  [Russia]: Litografiia T. Daloniago, [around 1899].  Map, lithographic print.  Scale approximately 1:21,000. 0.01 [represents] 100 sagenes.  Geography and Map Division.  LC call number G7824.D3 1899 .S3

A Rare Russian Plan of Dalian

Posted by: Mike Klein

Posted in: 19th century cartography

Brown, red, and yellow tinted map illustration of the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, with a circular frame around them

May the Best Player Win: Geographical Board Games of the Past

Posted by: Julie Stoner

Posted in: 19th century cartography