Map of the World (Earliest Map of World to Show Currents) - Kircher 1665

Map of the World (Earliest Map of World to Show Currents) - Kircher 1665Title: Tabula Geographico Hydrographica Motus Oceani Currentes Cartographer: Athanasius Kircher Origin: Amsterdam Date: c. 1665 Technique: Copperplate engraving with hand colouring Mapping the Veins of the Earth In the 1660s, the world was still a place of deep mystery. Athanasius Kircher believed that the Earth was a living organism and that the oceans functioned like a circulatory system. This map tells the story of his "hydrographic" theory: he

including the British strongholds of Singapore and Penang

While the city itself was a fortified military hub designed to guard against regional rivals

his sketches were later engraved and published in Paris to provide Europe with its most accurate glimpse of the Far East

filtered through the center of the Earth

and his sketches provide a rare

Date: 1912

climatic zones

Title: Plan of George Town

Artist: After Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant

Year: 1667 (First Edition)

1833–1835

highlighting the map's status as a prestige item for the ruling elite