Space: Reading Maps

21H.009 10 Feb 2014

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Bartolomeu Velho, Figura dos corpos celestes, 1568 This image is in public domain.

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“Earthrise,” 1968 This image is in public domain.Source: NASA.

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Hannover, 1581

Basel, 1532

Istanbul, 1521

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THE RELIGIOUS COSMOS FROM THE MA'RIFETNAME

VISHVARUPA, THE UNIVERSAL FORM OF KRISHNA

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Elizabeth I of England, Ditchley Portrait, 1592

Table of Asterisms, Rajasthan, 18th Century

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Chinese map, 1790. At beginning of a scroll devoted to

coastal maps.

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Japanese Bankoku Ezu (Map of all the Countries) Early 17th Century, on folding screens

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Johannes Vermeer: Officer with Laughing Girl, c. 1657

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