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A 500-year-old Bible map helped shape modern border ideas

A single misdrawn page in a 500-year-old Bible quietly rewired how Europeans imagined the world, and its influence still ...
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First ‘Bible map’ published 500 years ago still influences how we think about borders

UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 19:01 US ET ON FRIDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2025 / 00:01 UK (GMT) ON SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2025 The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in ...
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How a 500-Year-Old Bible Map Accidentally Helped Shape the Modern Idea of Territorial Borders

A backwards 1525 Bible map helped shape modern borders, influencing how we imagine territory, nations, and political space ...