Fun with Maps ISSUE 2025-160 (REWIND SPECIAL)

By Steve Kovacs (Introduction by Chuck Gibson)

LOVELAND, OH (October 1, 2025) – In today’s edition of Fun with Maps, we look back to October 2020 for a special “Rewind Edition” – Breaking things up across the pond (NOTE: Steve Kovacs is on a family sojourn and will return with all new FWM Friday, October 3, 2025)              

GAINING INDEPENDENCE

Cyprus gained independence from Britain 60 years ago today.

This eastern Mediterranean island nation is rich in history, with the first human activity dating back to ca. 12,000 years.  The nation today is divided, with internal border, between the Greek and Turkish sides.

Today’s feature map is from Abraham Ortelius. He was a Brabantian (Dutch heritage) cartographer and geographer.  He is the creator of the first modern atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.  He is believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined together before drifting apart over time. 

Here is a map of the Cyprus Island from 1573 by Abraham Ortelius.

Steve Kovacs and his wife Theresa reside in Loveland, Ohio where they raised their two children. He is a passionate collector of antique maps.

Visit his antique map boutique world-on-paper online. Watch for his daily feature Steve Kovacs: Fun with Maps here on Loveland Beacon.