Category : 16th-century maps of Asia - Wikimedia
WEBOct 4, 2018 · 16th-century maps of Asia. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Temperate regions: North America · South America · Africa · Europe · Asia · Oceania – Polar regions: Antarctica · Arctic – Other regions:
Piri Reis map - Wikipedia
WEBThe Piri Reis map is a world map compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. Approximately one third of the map survives, housed in the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. When rediscovered in 1929, the remaining fragment garnered international attention as it includes a partial copy of …
Early Pictorial Maps of Asia and Europe from the Hauslab-Liechtenstein ...
WEBJul 19, 2018 · The map shows the landmass of the present-day Middle East and Southeast Asia but leaves out Japan, Korea, and much of modern-day China.
Category:Maps of 16th-century Asia - Wikimedia Commons
WEBMaps showing 16th-century history. Maps of the history of Asia by century.
The Waldseemüller Map: Charting the New World | Smithsonian
WEBThe Waldseemüller Map: Charting the New World. Two obscure 16th-century German scholars named the American continent and changed the way people thought about the world. Toby Lester. December...
How 16th-Century European Mapmakers Described the World…
WEBOct 30, 2017 · Asia, at the top of the map, represents one hemisphere, while wedges depicting Europe and Africa sit in the bottom half of the world. The map was not intended to be representative; instead it...
Category : Old maps of Asia - Wikimedia
WEBApr 6, 2020 · the history of Asia on a map created more than 70 years ago. Category:Old maps of the history of Asia or its subcategories. This is a main category requiring frequent diffusion and maybe maintenance. As many pictures and media files as possible should be moved into appropriate subcategories.
The Map That Opened Up Southeast Asia - National Library Board
WEBJan 22, 2016 · By the late 16th century, the Portuguese had dominated the trade to Southeast Asia for nearly a hundred years. Its monopoly depended on closely guarded knowledge about the best sailing routes to the region, known as the East Indies at the time. 1
Map of South East Asia in1648: European Incursion | TimeMaps
WEBBurma and Siam. On the mainland of South East Asia, Burma briefly conquered Siam and other neighboring countries in the late 16th century. These conquests were short lived, and the Siamese have resumed both their independence and their regional dominance.
Asia Maps: Digital Collections | Center for the Study of Asia
WEBSmall but superb collection of world maps built around the core collections of Eleanor and Lawrence M.C. Smith, and Harold and Peggy Osher; includes about 50 high-resolution maps of Asia and individual countries from the 15 th-19 th centuries.