David Rumsey: Abraham Ortelius published the first world atlas in 1570
David Rumsey · a16z Podcast | Exploding the Map · Jan 2, 2019 · at 13:02
David Rumsey, founder of the David Rumsey Map Center, provides historical context on map comprehensiveness while discussing modern HD cartography with host Hannah.
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“The first atlas was published in 1570 by Abraham Ortelius, and It was actually the best-selling book in Europe for years and years and years, and the reason it was so important to people was there were maps of the entire world in the book.”
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