Terra Incognita by Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah

I found these fascinating maps inside the book above. The author’s very wisely state ‘For most of human history we had literally no idea where we were.’ in the foreword. Find the book here

Ptolemy’s Geographia (AD 150) by Johannes Schnitzer in 1482
How long it took to travel from London to various destinations in the world in 1881

 

Author: Janet Carr

Fashion, beauty and animal loving language consultant from South Africa living in Stockholm, Sweden.

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