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One of the oldest maps of the Slovak National Library shows only Europe, part of Asia and the northern coast of Africa.
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Europe's Oldest Map

A 4,000-year-old stone slab, first discovered over a century ago in France, may be the oldest known map in Europe, according ...
Find out more about what this space is all about here. This stunning geological map of Europe was produced in 1875 by Andre Dumont, a Belgian scientist and mapmaker.
It contains 96 pages of coloured maps, historical and geographical, plates of coins, numerous plans of battles and sketch maps of districts of literary or historical associations, a useful ...
A century ago at the beginning of the First World War, the maps of Europe, Asia and Africa looked much different than they do today. Historians say many of the border changes - agreed upon after ...
Only one older map has been found in Europe in Pavlov in the Czech Republic. This 25,000-year-old rock depicts a mountain, river and valleys from the region.
THIS is an atlas on new lines, for it deals only with modern Europe, and, except for a few general maps, makes no attempt to illustrate the historical evolution of the British Empire. The size of ...
A Dutch historian has used a unique 1,700 year old map of Roman roads to create an online journey planner giving the destinations, distances and timings of routes used by ancient travellers in the ...
An old map believed to mark the spot where German soldiers hid treasure worth millions of euros during World War Two sparked the imagination of amateur treasure hunters in the Netherlands this week.