World Map Before Columbus, 1490s

World Map Before Columbus, 1490s

Entitled: "The Earth as known when Columbus sailed." The Age of Discovery is an informal and loosely defined European historical period from the 15th century to the 18th century, marking the time in which extensive overseas exploration emerged as a powerful factor in European culture and globalization. Many lands previously unknown to Europeans were discovered during this period, though most were already inhabited and from the perspective of many non-Europeans it marked the arrival of settlers and invaders from a previously unknown continent. Map appeared in H.C. Robertson's geographic-historical series illustrating the history of America and the United States: from 1492 to the present time.

ILLUSTRATION • History: Early Modern

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4800 x 2939 px | 40.4 MB

40.6 x 24.9 cm | 16.0 x 9.8 in (300 dpi)