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Map of Maximus Planudes (c. 1300), earliest extant realization of Ptolemy's world map (2nd century) Gangnido (Korea, 1402) Bianco world map (1436) Fra Mauro map (c. 1450) Map of Bartolomeo Pareto (1455) Genoese map (1457) Map of Juan de la Cosa (1500) Cantino planisphere (1502) Piri Reis map (1513) Dieppe maps (c. 1540s-1560s) Mercator 1569 ...
Old World Map of the "Old World" (the 2nd-century Ptolemy world map in a 15th-century copy) This T and O map , from the first printed version of Isidore 's Etymologiae ( Augsburg , 1472), identifies the three known continents ( Asia , Europe and Africa ) as respectively populated by descendants of Sem ( Shem ), Iafeth ( Japheth ) and Cham ( Ham ).
The manor homes and city seats were designed by prominent architects of the day and decorated with antiquities, furniture, and works of art from the world over. Many of the wealthy had undertaken grand tours of Europe, during which they admired the estates of the nobility. Seeing themselves as their American equivalent, they wished to emulate ...
The Egerton 2803 maps are an atlas of twenty Genoese portolan charts dated to around 1508 or 1510 and attributed to Visconte Maggiolo.The manuscript maps depict various regions of the Old and New Worlds, blending both Spanish and Portuguese cartographic knowledge.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Georgia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Sales filed in Buncombe County for May 23-29: Asheville. 25 Merion Drive, $525,000, Darlene A Hermann Living Trust to Sylvia Kauffman. 4201 Marble Way, $295,000, Kim Cantor Iamurri Trust Elijah ...
The $20 million short-term rental estate near Asheville, Earth and Sky Dwellings, is one of the priciest real estate listings in Western North Carolina, but not without a basis.
Biltmore Estate. The Biltmore Estate remains closed through Oct. 3.Though the home itself sits far above the French Broad's typical water level, the estate has not revealed what, if any damage was ...