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Online digital aerial maps have become easily accessible in recent years. Today, you can go online and look up any city you want on Google Maps and get a close-up view. There are also a lot of other cool views to be found though, such as ones taken from passing map survey planes that give you a bird's-eye view of manmade landmarks and famous natural attractions. Here are a few of the things you can see with the power of aerial and satellite imaging.

Manmade Landmarks

You can literally spend hours on Google Earth zooming in an out of all the world's major manmade landmarks. It has become one of the most popular time-killers amongst computer users today. Seeing the Great Wall of China from the point of view of an orbiting satellite, for example, can give you a true sense of its size. Just the fact that's visible form space and covers a good portion of the Earth. One particularly interesting city that's full of interesting landmarks is the city of Ashgabat, in Turkmenistan. The aerial map of this city is filled with giant monuments built by the late dictator of the country, Saparmurat Niyazov. From an overhead POV, the place looks like a tapestry of huge, complex symmetrical designs.

Natural Landmarks

It's also a lot of fun to browse the web for aerial images of the world's natural marvels. There are plenty to see in the U.S. alone. The rainbow-colored hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, the huge gorge made by the Rio Grande, and the snow caps of California's Sierra Nevada are all incredible sights, especially when shot from low flying survey planes, which provide clearer images and angled views.

Google Street View

But perhaps the most popular feature of online digital mapping technology today is the ability to zoom in to get a street-side view of almost every major city in the world. I'm talking of Google Map's street view feature, of course, which allows you to go to almost any city in the map and get a virtual tour of it. The images used for street view mode are taken from thousands of van-mounted cameras throughout the world that work every day to keep street view mode as up to date as possible. If you spend enough time exploring, you can find some pretty interesting candid shots. Everything from a freeway car wreck to a guy who obviously drank a little too much the night before.

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Antique World Maps and Tapestries

Antique world maps and cartography are some of the world’s most under-appreciated treasures. Antique maps are not only historical gems, but they can also be beautiful pieces of art.  Some of the earliest known maps were drawn by the ancient Babylonians, Greeks, Egyptians, and Chinese.   The ancient Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, drew one of the earliest world maps.  Today’s experts have recreated the Ptolemy map. 

During the middle ages in Europe, map-making declined somewhat due to the leading philosopher’s interest in religion.  Priests during the European middle ages preferred to concentrate on religion and spirituality rather than geography.  While there were some maps drawn, such as Anglo-Saxon maps, Europe still had a lot of catching up to do with Asia where map-making was concerned.  During the middle ages, the Chinese were leading with map-making sophistication. 

As the middle ages in Europe began dying out, Europeans were able to catch up with the Chinese.  The discovery of the Americas played a huge part in increased map interests.  During the exploration period, historic maps began to flourish. As the known world grew to explorers, so did the maps.  World globes were also being made near the end of the fifteenth century.

Beautiful tapestries of the world were also made during the 16th and 17th centuries.  Antique world maps were captured in detail and sewn on wall tapestries.  The craftsmanship of world map tap tapestries, globes, and historic maps was very striking and detailed.  They were truly works of art, and are still around today.  Collectors of history consider antique world maps to be very valuable, and many are still in great condition.  Replicas are also being made on parchment paper for a “antique†feel.  Some collectors prefer their antique world maps to be in as much mint condition as possible, while others enjoy the old, yellow stains that give historic maps true antique-ness.

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how can i determine if my nautical map is a real antique?

Its printed on a foil or some type, it has all kinds of small charts around the border, stars, zodiac sighns, planetary alignment, all kinds or stuff. Its in a frame about 3.0 feet by 2.00 feet, but i am afraid to remove it because it looks like a foil, I dont want to crease it or break a side off.

take a picture of it without the flash and a very well lit room. Then take it to a map store....I can't think of the exact name for the store, but it's a place where they make maps.

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