Monday, August 17, 2009

World Maps

My new found fascination with history continues (in this post) and I have found a very good website related to historical maps.

Have you ever wondered : How will an atlas published in the year 1300 B.C. look like ?

Well even I had not, but one guy has taken all the pains and created an atlas for historical eras. I just realized how much of a melting pot of cultures India has been. People from every nook and corner (of the Old World) have visited India. Chinese, Afghans,

Check this website about historical world maps

1 comment:

GD said...

fantastic indeed. It is interesting to see Rashtrakutas had expanded to almost 1/3rd of ancient India

I would really feel sorry for Tibet and Uyghurs