How the first Bible to include a map helped spread the idea of countries with borders

The map of the Holy Land in Christopher Froschauer’s 1525 Old Testament has the Mediterranean to the east of Palestine ...

First 'Bible map' published 500 years ago still influences how we think about borders, scientists argue

The first ever map in the Bible revolutionised map-making despite being printed the wrong way round, a new study reveals.

First 'Bible map' published 500 years ago still influences how we think about borders, study suggests

The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the ...

10 Highly Replayable Game Boy Advance Games

Sometimes people forget how expansive the Mario Golf games can be. While it's true that you can beat Mario Golf: Advance Tour ...
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Carney's 'Critical Conservation Corridor' came out of nowhere. What is it?

The announcement of a protected area in northwest BC that would be tied to huge new mining and infrastructure project caught many by surprise — including the project’s own proponents.
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Ancient Mesopotamian Map May Be World's First Urban Blueprint

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...
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Professor Nathan MacDonald with the Bible map_1 (IMAGE)

Professor Nathan MacDonald with Christopher Froschauer's 1525 Old Testament open at Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map of the Holy Land, in the Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge ...