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🖐️ Hands up for a true master!
On May 2, 1519, Leonardo da Vinci passed away — a Renaissance genius, painter, inventor, and also an early pioneer of cartography.
His 1502 map of Imola is still considered a masterpiece of early mapmaking.
#OnThisDay #LeonardoDaVinci #OldMapsOnline

02.05.2025 12:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

🌍 April 23, 1500 – Brazil 🇧🇷
Explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral lands on the coast of Brazil. A day earlier, his fleet spotted land and named it Monte Pascoal (“Easter Mount”).

🌐 Explore more historical maps on our website! www.oldmapsonline.org

#DiscoveryOfBrazil #OldMapsOnline #maps

27.04.2025 14:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The mobile app is just around the corner!🙌📲
#mobileapp #history #maps #oldmapsonline

22.01.2025 14:45 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Explore TimeMap.org, an interactive map spanning 4000 BCE to 2010. 🌍
Did you know the American Civil War overlapped with China’s Taiping Rebellion? 🌏 Explore 500,000+ historical maps and contribute your own!

📖 More info: www.mentalfloss.com/explore-worl...

13.01.2025 11:41 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you! ↪️😍

03.01.2025 09:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

thanks for sharing!

03.01.2025 09:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

He created Elvish languages and was inspired by Norse mythology and the English countryside. 🌲 He wrote about a hobbit who changed the world and was a close friend of C.S. Lewis, the creator of Narnia. 🦁
Today, we celebrate his birthday – J.R.R. Tolkien! 🎉✨ Riddle #Fantasy #HappyBirthdayTolkien

03.01.2025 09:32 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A huge thank you to everyone who supports us! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with lots of mapping fun! ❤️🎄

#oldmapsonline #history #map #christmas

23.12.2024 16:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🌍 Explore the 17th-Century Pacific! 🗺️

This stunning map, "Mare Pacificum sive del Zur," captures the coastline of Chile and Peru, complete with sea monsters 🐉 and sailing ships ⛵️. A beautiful blend of exploration, art, and adventure!

#HistoricalMaps #Cartography #PacificOcean #OldMaps #ZbZurich

20.12.2024 08:49 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Exciting news—we’re live on Product Hunt today! 🚀 Supporting us is completely free—just give us an upvote or share your thoughts to help us grow.

👉 Link www.producthunt.com/posts/timemap

Thanks for being part of our journey—your support means so much! 🙌 #ProductHunt #LaunchDay #FreeSupport

12.12.2024 08:25 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 2

On This Day in 1804: Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor 👑

This moment marked the start of the First French Empire, forever changing France and Europe. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 at the time on this stunning 1795 map👇

#Napoleon #History #Paris #FrenchEmpire #OldMaps #DavidRumseyMapCollection

02.12.2024 13:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Do you want to georeference?🗺️
↪️ create an account on our website www.oldmapsonline.org and dive into history with us! 🙌

This map: 👇https://community.oldmapsonline.org/.../ff04.../georeference

23.11.2024 17:40 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

A cross-section of history.

A cross-section of history 🗺️

#HistoricalMaps #ExplorationHistory #HumanAchievement #OldMaps #DavidRumseyMapCollection

21.11.2024 13:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Mapa del mundo (1827) - Mapas Milhaud Este mapa, dibujado por Roberto Desilver, fue publicado en 1827 en Filadelfia, Estados Unidos, como parte de su atlas titulado Un libro de mapas, un conjunto de 10 mapas traducidos al español para ser...

Mapa del mundo (1827)

Puedes leer más información sobre el mapa y verlo en mayor resolución aquí: mapasmilhaud.com/mapas-antigu...

#Mapas #Maps

21.11.2024 07:22 — 👍 14    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝘂𝘀’ 𝗩𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 🛶
Did you know? On this day in 1493, Columbus set foot on an island he called San Juan Bautista — now Puerto Rico! 🇵🇷

#DavidRumseyCollection#History #Cartography #ChristopherColumbus#OldMaps

19.11.2024 14:52 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0