Technology drove maps to greater accuracy: The advent of reliable compasses helped create “portolan” maps, which had lines crisscrossing the sea from port to port, helping guide sailors. Ptolemy’s ...
The ancient Greek astronomer and geographer Ptolemy of Alexandria drew a map of the world in the 2nd century, which shows the stone fort as one of only five Irish sites to be noted. The Grianan of ...
Throughout the centuries, the mythical Stone Tower has been a fascinating enigma for geographers, historians, and archaeologists worldwide. This location is mentioned in Claudius Ptolemy’s Geography ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. AFTER a journey around the world, a stolen 1482 map based on the work of the ancient astronomer and geographer Ptolemy has been ...
A 2nd Century map of the British Isles has been made available for the public to view online by the National Library of Wales. The 1486 woodcut map is one of the earliest surviving copies of Ptolemy's ...
AT the meeting on Monday of the Royal Geographical Society, Dr. H. Schlichter read a paper on “Ptolemy's Geography of Eastern Equatorial Africa.” Ptolemy, as a geographer, has received very different ...
Last spring, a 23-year-old woman was driving her car through the Ontario town of Tobermory. It was unfamiliar territory for her, so she was dutifully following her GPS. Indeed, she was so intent on ...
A 2nd Century map of the British Isles has been made available for the public to view online by the National Library of Wales. The 1486 woodcut map is one of the earliest surviving copies of Ptolemy's ...
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