Πέμπτη 22 Αυγούστου 2013

Images: Oldest Globe Showing New World

Dated to the early 1500s, the globe was likely crafted in Florence, Italy, from the lower halves of two ostrich eggs. It is engraved with then-new and vague details about the Americas garnered from European explorers like Christopher Columbus.



via LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/39114-oldest-globe-showing-new-world-photos.html

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