Bizarre proposal from 1920 to create new single, peaceful European union with 24 artificially created states ( P.A. Maas, Vienna)
![European union](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-14.jpg)
Modern copy of The Catalan Atlas (1375) by Abraham Cresques – the most accurate Medieval map of Europe
![The Catalan Atlas](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-8.jpg)
A map of Brazil by the Portuguese cartographer Fernão Vaz Dourado, 1571.
![Fernão Vaz Dourado](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-5.jpg)
1778 Map of Paris
![Map of Paris](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-15.jpg)
A world map from “Kitab-ı Bahriye”, written by Piri Reis in the 16th century as a gift to Ottoman Sultan Süleyman. This collection of maps and information about world geography was compiled from over twenty maps of Arab, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Indian and Greek origin.
![Kitab-ı Bahriye](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-31.jpg)
An 1853 relief map of Italy with statistical tables
![map of Italy](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-17.jpg)
Map of London from 1836
![Map of London](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-19.jpg)
A 1535 map of Britain and Ireland featuring the mythical island Brasil (also known as Hy-Brasil)
![map of Britain](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-20.jpg)
Japanese pictorial map of North America from 1924.
![North America](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-22.jpg)
A map of Ireland depicting men and women of different social classes (c. 1610)
![map of Ireland](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-23.jpg)
A map depicting Europe as a queen, with Spain as her head, Portugal as her crown, and Italy as her arm (1804)
![Europe as a queen](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-26.jpg)
The Oronteus Finaeus map, published in 1531, shows Antarctica before it was “discovered” and how it looked ice-free. The map shows continent rivers, valleys, and coastlines, as well as the approximate location of the south pole. It also gives the correct longitudinal coordinates.
![Oronteus Finaeus map](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-29.jpg)
Topography of South America (1922)
![Topography of South America](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-4.jpg)
Map of South America, made by Lucas de Quirós in 1618. Now on display at the Royal Palace of Madrid.
![Map of South America](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-3.jpg)
An Ottoman-era map of Cairo, Egypt, drawn by the great sailor and geographer Piri Reis in 1525.
![map of Cairo](http://i0.wp.com/themindcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/historical-maps-32.jpg)