Piri Reis, an Ottoman admiral and cartographer, is renowned for his world map created in 1513, which includes detailed representations of parts of Northern Africa. His work is significant not only ...

Two obscure 16th-century German scholars named the American continent and changed the way people thought about the ... The Waldseemüller map, printed in 1507, depicted the New World in a new way.

A recent study by researchers Dr. Dorota Dzierzbicka and Dr. Daria Elagina re-examined and translated a rare first-hand account of a 16th-century Ethiopian monk visiting old Dongola, Sudan.

A 16th century manuscript that was stolen from Paraguay’s National Archives more than a decade ago before making its way to a rare book dealer on the Upper West Side is being repatriated to ...

Constructed in the 16th century using mortar bricks and lime plaster, the helical step-well descends seven levels and contains 11 rooms below ground. Sen said, adding that her aim is to raise ...

From the 16th to the 19th centuries ... ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: Kaabu emerged in the 13th century as a coastal province within the kingdom of Mali in West Africa. But when Mali fell a few hundred ...

Yet in classrooms, newsrooms, publications and boardrooms worldwide, the Mercator projection presents Africa as much smaller than it really is. Designed for 16th-century maritime navigation, the map ...

ASI assesses damage to 16th-century monument after plaster falls from north-east minaret; no casualties reported Heavy rains in Hyderabad on Thursday led to pieces of mortar falling from the north ...

On November 28th, 2024, the 16th Meeting of Focal Points of National Regulatory ... regional cooperation and foster access to seamless communication across West Africa. The opening ceremony of the ...

Imagine the bustling streets of Antwerp, where merchants navigated the sprawling city with woodcut maps. Or sailors plotting ... s turn-by-turn navigation, a 16th-century GPS might have been ...