‘The Island of California’ and Other Ancient Maps

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  08.27.09 | 12:19 PM ET

Check out this roundup of unusual historical maps from Free.edu. I can’t decide which I like best: the ones with familiar places rendered unrecognizable, like the misnamed 17th-century “Modern and Completely Correct Map of the Entire World,” or the 1886 “Map of Venice”—which, to my eye, seems virtually identical to the handouts at the tourist office there today. (Via Kottke)

Tags: Geography for Fun and Profit, History Travel, Maps, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


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