Historic Map : Jansson Wind Rose, Anemographic Chart, or Map of The Winds , 1650, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in 1761 Homann Heirs map of

1761 Homann Heirs map of Westphalia

This map depicts Armenia at its greatest extant during the Roman Period

this map covers from Lombardy to the Papal States (Including Rome)

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Historic Map : Jansson Wind Rose, Anemographic Chart, or Map of The Winds , 1650, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in 1761 Homann Heirs map ofAn exceptionally rare example of one of the earliest and most significant anemographic, or wind rose, charts to appear in the 17th century. This unusual chart represents a transitional point in the perception of direction, or to be precise, the transition from the wind rose to the compass rose. Early mariners in the Mediterranean defined direction by the names the various winds and the points from which they blew. This idea traces its roots to ancient