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First 'Bible map' published 500 years ago still influences how we think about borders

The first ever map in the Bible still influences how we think about borders today – despite being printed the wrong way round 500 years ago, a new study reveals. Nathan MacDonald, professor of ...
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How the first Bible to include a map helped spread the idea of countries with borders

Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced. The map appeared in Christopher ...
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First 'Bible map' published 500 years ago still influences how we think about borders, study suggests

The first Bible to feature a map of the Holy Land was published 500 years ago in 1525. The map was initially printed the wrong way round—showing the Mediterranean to the East—but its inclusion set a ...
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First 'Bible map' published 500 years ago still influences how we think about borders, scientists argue

The first ever map in the Bible still influences how we think about borders today – despite being printed the wrong way round 500 years ago, a new study reveals. Nathan MacDonald, professor of ...
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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 ...