![]() ![]() It portrays the Earth as it would be seen looking directly down on the North Pole from space, a perspective not commonly used by mapmakers until the 20th century. The map reflects the geographical knowledge (and misconceptions) of its time, but in some ways it’s surprisingly advanced. The map is packed with fantastical creatures, from unicorns in Siberia to mermen frollicking in the Southern Ocean and a terrifying bird flying off with an elephant in its talons. For the last 430 years, its 60 individual sheets were bound together as an atlas, but now they have finally been put together-digitally-to reveal a complete picture of the world as it was understood at the time.Īnd what a world it was. This colorful and intricately detailed map from 1587 is more than nine feet by nine feet when fully assembled. ![]()
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