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Abraham Ortelius

Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer (1527–1598)

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Oct 31, 2025
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How did 19th-century maps and the word 'Tartary' influence modern Tartaria theories?

Nineteenth-century maps and the older European label “Tartary” supplied a flexible, catch‑all geographical vocabulary that modern fringe theories have repurposed into claims about a lost global civili...

Dec 16, 2025
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Which 19th-century maps mention Tartary and what did they mean?

Nineteenth‑century European and American maps continued to label large parts of northern and central Asia as “Tartary” or “Tartaria,” often stretching from the Caspian or Ural region across Siberia to...