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Historical Context
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Interactive Exploration
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"Cosmographiae introductio"
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Imago Mundi
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The Ancient World
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Cathay and Cipangu
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The Route to the Indies
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The New World
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The Earth
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The Ocean
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The Sky
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Digital Library
Cartographic projections
Ptolemy’s projections
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st
projection: Concept
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st
projection: Drawing method
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nd
projection: Concept
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nd
projection: Drawing method
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rd
projection: Concept
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rd
projection: Drawing method
The extended Ptolemaic world maps of Henricus Martellus
Francesco Rosselli’s world maps
Waldseemüller’s extended world map
Waldseemüller’s terrestrial globe
Extending the world