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Fascinating Old Chart Maps World’s Tallest Mountains, Forgets Mt. Everest. This chart from the 1800s puts the world’s biggest mountains and rivers in order. But it kinda omits some stuff.
A 1602 world map created by the Italian-born Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci, which places China at its center, is on display at the Library of Congress.
This man’s map collection is off the charts. David Rumsey, 79, has acquired more than 200,000 maps over four decades, with a collection that spans from around 1500AD to the present day.