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Around 1450, the Venetian government commissioned a monk named Fra Mauro to make a mappa mundi, a map of the world.His map is a circle nearly 7 feet in diameter, crammed with illustrations and ...
A hiker and outdoorsman, Mr. Thomas as a child yearned for a world where nature ruled supreme. His map represents the “idealistic planet that I wanted,” Mr. Thomas, 34, said.