Ancient Maps

8 Pins

Beth Waltman

Octopus art, world map, victorian steampunk, lovecraft octopus, dictionary page art print

Illuminated Manuscripts

Dark Roasted Blend: Unusual and Marvelous Maps, Part 2

When much of the world had yet to be mapped, many illustrations of the world’s still mysterious oceans featured the weird and wonderful creatures that supposedly lived there. This chart showing sea monsters dates from 1550.

an old map is shown with ships and other things in the water on it's surface

Ancient Map Aesthetic

Olaus Magnus (1490-1557)

an old world map with all the major cities and oceans in one place on it

World Map 17th Century

Ancient World Map | Ancient World Maps

two pictures of different animals in the water

Hunting Giant Octopuses, Flying Turtles, and Other Ancient Sea Monsters

Hunting Giant Octopuses, Flying Turtles, and Other Ancient Sea Monsters - Wired Science [ARTICLE]

World History Lessons

Medieval manuscripts blog: November 2012

Map of the West Indies, including the coastlines of Peru, Cuba and Florida; from the Rotz Atlas, France and England (London), ca.1535-1542 | Royal MS 20 E. ix, f. 24r

an old map is shown on a white background with the words italy and other countries

'Map of Italy' Art Print - John Douglas | Art.com

Oude kaart in de stijl die we gaan gebruiken voor onze titelsequence. Gemaakt door: John Douglas

an old world map is shown with many different things on it, including ships and animals

New York City Map

Here There Be Dragons

Tv Tropes

Fantasy Maps

Map Of New York

Here There Be Dragons - TV Tropes

Scully: On the old mariner maps, the cartographers would designate unexplored territories by simply writing "Here Be Monsters". Mulder: I've seen the same thing on maps of New York City. — The X-Files, "Quagmire"