One of the greatest mysteries in American history is the Lost Colony ... Now, researchers have uncovered hidden details in a 16th-century map that sheds some light on the fate of the settlers.
A 16th-century map of the Americas by German ... Thanks to its connection to one of the most important journeys in American history, exploration maps have been known to fetch thousands at auction ...
Some maps even show weather variables higher than Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America, at 6,190 meters. During the early part of the 16th-century, German cartographer Martin ...
Imagine the bustling streets of Antwerp, where merchants navigated the sprawling city with woodcut maps. Or sailors plotting ... s turn-by-turn navigation, a 16th-century GPS might have been ...
has been known as the Gulf of Mexico since the 16th century. Trump in January ordered that official U.S. maps update this name to the Gulf of America in recognition of its “critical importance ...