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Scientists Discover Oldest Known 3D Map in French Cave - MSN
A fascinating discovery in a French cave is giving researchers new insights into the past. The cave, located south of Paris, holds what may be the oldest known three-dimensional map of a hunter ...
The 1678 map by French cartographer Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin of New France. Geographer Rick Laprairie ordered at digital copy of the map from the Bibliothè que nationale de France in Paris.
The French-language version misspells the word road in the title — road map or "carte routière." In the printed maps, the accent is on the right letter but it's the wrong accent.
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