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Maps From The Ages

Border wars: How European colonisers used maps to build empires in India

An exhibition of 71 rare maps shows the changing shapes of the Indian subcontinent.

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
· Aug 14, 2017 · 03:30 pm
Six Delhi maps chart the city’s evolution from 1807 to 2021

Pilar Maria Guerrieri’s book ‘Maps Of Delhi’ reveals the changing face of the metropolis over two centuries.

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
· Jun 23, 2017 · 03:30 pm
In photos: Glimpses of 16th-century Persia through exquisite miniature art

The Bosnian-born polymath and all-round genius Matrakçı Nasuh is best known for detail and precision of execution.

The Public Domain Review
· May 14, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Magic mountains and sea serpents: the secrets of early Arctic maps

The earliest maps of the Arctic were far more exciting than ours today.

Tom Harper, The Conversation
· Nov 25, 2014 · 02:30 am