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troyunrau, (edited ) in The magnificent medieval map that made cartography into a science
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Paywall. Free info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra_Mauro_map

And a 5000x5000 pixel scan of a copy: upload.wikimedia.org/…/FraMauroDetailedMap.jpg

And the museum has a much higher res available here: mostre.museogalileo.it/framauro/en/mostre.museogalileo.it/framauro/…/explore.html

LanternEverywhere, in The magnificent medieval map that made cartography into a science

Oh it's "upside down". I couldn't orient what i was looking at until i saw the upside down boot of Italy

tapdattl, in Oculi Mundi

Cool maps, but it looks like they spent too much money on a really inconvenient user interface

CanadaPlus, in John Wesley Powell's Watershed States Map Map: What If Our Western States Were Shaped by Watersheds?

Smart! Yeah, water management would be much more logical today I bet.

kernelPanic, in ScottishCastles.xyz - a map of every Scottish Castle

That is a very beautifully designed website

fossilesque, in Mods wanted!
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No experience is required, just a love of maps and a bit of time when you have it. These communities are pretty easy. :)

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