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Carte Gough Angleterre

The Gough map: A medieval masterpiece and a win...

The Gough Map, held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, is a major work of medieval British cartography. Dated to around 1360, it is the earliest known map to accurately...

The Gough map: A medieval masterpiece and a win...

The Gough Map, held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, is a major work of medieval British cartography. Dated to around 1360, it is the earliest known map to accurately...

La Mappemonde de Hereford, miroir du monde médiéval

The Hereford World Map, a mirror of the medieva...

The Hereford Map, made in the late 13th century, is one of the most fascinating and valuable maps of the Middle Ages. Housed in Hereford Cathedral, it is included in...

The Hereford World Map, a mirror of the medieva...

The Hereford Map, made in the late 13th century, is one of the most fascinating and valuable maps of the Middle Ages. Housed in Hereford Cathedral, it is included in...

Le Plan d'Augsbourg de Jörg Seld : un chef-d’œuvre de la cartographie urbaine

Jörg Seld's map of Augsburg: A Masterpiece of U...

Created in 1521 by the craftsman Jörg Seld, the Map of Augsburg is an exceptional document that offers us a precise and unique overview of the city of Augsburg during the...

Jörg Seld's map of Augsburg: A Masterpiece of U...

Created in 1521 by the craftsman Jörg Seld, the Map of Augsburg is an exceptional document that offers us a precise and unique overview of the city of Augsburg during the...

Alain Bombard, navigateur et naufragé volontaire

Alain Bombard, navigator and voluntary castaway

Alain Bombard, a name that still resonates in people’s minds as that of an intrepid adventurer and a daring scientist. A doctor by training, Bombard made history in 1952 by...

Alain Bombard, navigator and voluntary castaway

Alain Bombard, a name that still resonates in people’s minds as that of an intrepid adventurer and a daring scientist. A doctor by training, Bombard made history in 1952 by...

Détail d'une carte du Service Vicinal

The Vicinal Service Map: Diving into the heart ...

French cartography underwent a major transformation with the introduction of the Ministry of the Interior map, often referred to as the Vicinal Service map. Succeeding the famous Cassini maps and...

The Vicinal Service Map: Diving into the heart ...

French cartography underwent a major transformation with the introduction of the Ministry of the Interior map, often referred to as the Vicinal Service map. Succeeding the famous Cassini maps and...

Dona Isabel en Amazonie

Dona Isabel and the Amazon: a perilous journey

Dona Isabel and the Amazon: a perilous journey The Amazon is, in the collective imagination, a dangerous forest, populated by natives, where the luxuriant fauna and flora represent so many...

Dona Isabel and the Amazon: a perilous journey

Dona Isabel and the Amazon: a perilous journey The Amazon is, in the collective imagination, a dangerous forest, populated by natives, where the luxuriant fauna and flora represent so many...