Ancient Maps?
Ok kind of a weird question, but I'm getting my print Bible rebound, and I've always loved the idea of putting an old obsolete world map (complete with sea monsters and ships!) as end pages in my Bible. The binder can print images on high quality paper for me, but:
I have no idea where to find a good high quality, large picture of an old obsolete map. It needs to spread across both pages, so 12x18 inch. Does anyone here on the forums know, or have any idea where I would find such an item (I don't mind purchasing)? Ideally I'm looking for 2 pics, one for the front and one for the back.
I figured I'd ask here since there's so many tech savvy forum folks!
Thank you very much anyone who helps!
-Bible maps would also be ok, if they're old and obsolete and have ships and such (I've just never seen any that do).
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The first place I would try is the Library of Congress digital site. You can download tons of maps for free. I downloaded a visual map of Moby Dick. The only problem is, it's a bit cumbersome to search, but if you look hard enough you will find something.0
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I've done a couple larger prints using images obtained from the Big Map Blog. I would add them to your list of potential sources.
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Bob, Thanks for the links, very cool!
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Do not consider those ones ancient but then all is relative. The 3 oldest maps I have in my digital Library are take from Sacred Bridge, which is not yet available in Logos, I am only familiar with it in Accordance and print. how useful they may be is debatable but i do consider these relatively ancient.
Babylonian World Map (Horowitz 2004)
1) šadŭ = mountain; 2) ālu = a city; 3) Urašṭu = Urarṭu; 4) Aššur = Ashur; 5) Dēr = Der; 6) [Pu]ra[tu] = Euphrates; 7) appar[u] = swamp; 8) [Š]uša[n] = Susa; 9) bitqu = channel; 10) Bı̄t-Yakı̄nu = Bı̄t Yakin; 11) ālu = a city; 12) Ḫabbān = Ḫabbān; 13) Bāb-ilu = Babylon; 14) marratu = ocean (salt sea); 15) [marratu] = [ocean]; 16) [m]arratu = [o]cean; 17) marr[atu] = oce[an]; 18) Dūru rabū = Great Wall; 19) nagû 6 bēru ina bı̄rı̄t = Region, six leagues in between; 20) [na]gû [...] = [Regi]on [...]; 21) [na]gû [...] = [Regi]on [...]; 22) nagû 8 bēru ina bı̄rı̄t = Region, eight leagues in between; 23–25) No inscription.
Anson F. Rainey and R. Steven Notley, The Sacred Bridge: Carta’s Atlas of the Biblical World, Accordance electronic ed. (Jerusalem: Carta, 2014), 25.
-Dan
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