Historical Maps

Here is a gallery of the historical maps that we are frequently referring to and display details of.

Interactive digitals Maps and Globes

• Chinese Suzhou Map (13th century with older data)
• 1395 Korean Map (Uni Jena)
• 1279 al-Urdi's Celestial Globe
• 1626 Nicolai&Greuter's Celestial Globe
• 1688 Coronelli's Celestial Globe
• 1792 Cassini's Celestial Globe

Table of Resources

author (year)	image
Mainz Globe	Drawing of the Mainz Globe, Roman celestial globe in the Römisch-Germanisches Museum Mainz, Germany, published by E. Künzl (1998).
Kugel Globe	high resolution drawing of the Kugel Globe, published in Hoffmann (2025)
	Kugel Globe - centered on Ophiuchus (CC BY "private collection of Nicolas and Alexis Kugel", Paris). Kugel Globe - centered on Virgo (CC BY "private collection of Nicolas and Alexis Kugel", Paris). Kugel Globe - centered on Hydra (CC BY "private collection of Nicolas and Alexis Kugel", Paris). Kugel Globe - centered on Gemini (CC BY "private collection of Nicolas and Alexis Kugel", Paris). Kugel Globe - centered on Taurus (CC BY "private collection of Nicolas and Alexis Kugel", Paris). Kugel Globe - centered on Aries (CC BY "private collection of Nicolas and Alexis Kugel", Paris). Kugel Globe - centered on Pegasus (CC BY "private collection of Nicolas and Alexis Kugel", Paris). Kugel Globe - centered on Aqulia (CC BY "private collection of Nicolas and Alexis Kugel", Paris).
Dürer (1515)	celestial maps (north, south)
Mercator (1551)	globe gores (TROVE)
van der Keere & Plancius (1612)	globe gores
Habrecht (1621)	globe gores
Royer (1679)	Celestial south map by Augustin Royer (1679)
Lacaille (1763)	screenshot of zoomable map at library in Zurich
Young (1807)	Celestial Map in Young (1807): A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts (see Internet Archive).
Mobacher (1881)	Planisphere by Mobacher (1881), French-Arabic
Carlos Simon (1894)	Celestial Map by Carlos Simon (1894)