Fun stuff : Fascinating Ancient Maps

Dear blogger ;

From edu website, here is some fascinating Ancient Maps with some details about it :



















Belgium Map from 1611 by Jodocus Hondius. Lion is the symbol of Dutch patriotism.

















The Island of California from around 1650 by Joan Vinckeboons. Still believed until around 1700 that the fact California is the part of mainland America.


















A chutes-and-ladders game made up of 63 squares, each representing a French province, created at 1659 by Pierre Duval.

Find out more at the website.

Enjoy...