Newly Unveiled 16th-Century Map Shows a World Filled with Centaurs and Unicorns
By Laura Geggel, Senior Writer | December 28, 2017 10:04am ET
A rare, 60-page map of the world illustrated during the Renaissance era is finally on display as its creator intended: with its vibrant pages arranged in a 2D circle, showing a bird's-eye view of the world from the vantage point of the North Pole.
The stunning, ornately decorated map depicts a world populated by mythical creatures, including unicorns, centaurs and mermaids.
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