Map of the Arctic, 1595. This map speculates that the Arctic consisted of a circular landmass with a lake at its centre, out of which four large rivers flowed. It was not until 1896 that the Arctic was in fact determined to consist of a frozen ocean, when Fridtjof Nansen's ship, the Fram, drifted across the Arctic locked in the ice, proving that no continent existed.
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Map of the Arctic, 1595. This map speculates that the Arctic consisted of a circular landmass with a lake at its centre, out of which four large rivers flowed. It was not until 1896 that the Arctic was in fact determined to consist of a frozen ocean, when Fridtjof Nansen's ship, the Fram, drifted across the Arctic locked in the ice, proving that no continent existed.

Date

1595

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A14_495

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NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (4,2Mo) / 36,6cm x 34,2cm / 4319 x 4045 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Latin ocean library island continent geography color Arctic location century cartography error concept speculation British Library North Pole speculative Colour Arctic Circle 16th century sixteenth century geographical feature map-making map Mapmaking Andreas Cellarius Cellarius Gerardus Mercator Mercator Gerardus Heritage Art Andreas Andreae Cellarii Cellarii Andreae

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