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Seventh map of Asia (Caspian Sea and east),in full gold border.

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Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

During the Medieval period, European maps were dominated by religious views. All maps were, of course, drawn and illuminated by hand, which made the distribution of maps extremely limited. Medieval geography divided the world into three schematic parts: Asia, Europe, and Africa. Asia was depicted on top as the birthplace of Christ and the original site of the Garden of Eden. A T-O map (orbis terrarum, orb or circle of the lands; with the letter T inside an O), also known as an Isidoran map, is a type of early world map that represents the physical world as first described by the 7th-century scholar Isidore of Seville in his De Natura Rerum and later his Etymologiae. In this map format, Jerusalem was depicted at the center and east was oriented toward the map top. The design had great religious significance, with the “T” representing the central Christian symbol of the cross and placing Jerusalem at the center of the world. The “T” also separated the continents of the known world—Asia, Europe, and Africa—and the “O” that enclosed the entire image, represented the medieval idea of the world surrounded by water.

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caspian sea religious books manuscripts manuscripts and archives division renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection ca 850 ca 1600 seventh map gold border ptolemy 2nd cent author nicolaus germanus 15th cent cartographer map asia caspian sea gold border renaissance and medieval manuscripts medieval map ultra high resolution high resolution antique maps
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1460
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Ptolemy (2nd cent.), Author
Nicolaus Germanus (15th cent.), Cartographer
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Pre-1500 Maps

Maps from various collections dated before the XVI century.
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New York Public Library
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http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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caspian sea religious books manuscripts manuscripts and archives division renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection ca 850 ca 1600 seventh map gold border ptolemy 2nd cent author nicolaus germanus 15th cent cartographer map asia caspian sea gold border renaissance and medieval manuscripts medieval map ultra high resolution high resolution antique maps