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Amazing and Rare Antique Maps of the World
While history books detail past events that shaped the world, historic maps literally show us how the world as we know it ...
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How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with ... but one day his history teacher showed pupils a map of Alexander’s travels. “My jaw fell open, hit the desk, and I went home ...
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A Spy, a Map, and the Quest for Power in 16th-Century Europe
Alberto Cantino, an Italian spy, acquired a Portuguese map showing stunning finds in the New World. This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine.
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Historic City of Toledo
1986 Historic City of Toledo - Map of the Buffer zone of the World Heritage property 2013 Historic City of Toledo - map of inscribed property Clarification / adopted 2013 Historic City of Toledo - map ...