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MayWorld Migratory Bird Day
The Second Weekends of May and October are events observed twice each year as World Migratory Bird Day to focus world attention on the need to protect migratory bird populations, their habitats, and their international flyways. Through exchanges of … Continue reading →
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Tag Archives: Abraham Ortelius
Giving Us the World
On May 20, 1570, the world’s first true modern atlas, was published in Antwerp. Compiled by Flemish geographer and cartographer Abraham Ortelius (Ortels), Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Theatre of the World] was a bound collection of maps and explanatory text. … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th century mapmaking, Abraham Ortelius, Abraham Ortels, cartography, first modern atlas, May 20, On This Day, The Roberta Bondar Foundation, world’s first atlas
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