April
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/ 2017
The Fool’s Cap Map of the World is an engraving of a map of the world, and is thought to have been made towards the end of the 16th century. This map is peculiar as it is framed within the hood / fool’s cap of a jester. One source mentions that the Fool’s Cap Map of the World is considered to be the earliest known use of the world map in a visual joke. Another source, however, points out that a previous Fool’s Cap Map was made in 1575 by a French mapmaker named Jean de Gourmont. The Cap Map’s Origins Little is known for certain about the Fool’s Cap Map of the World. The only thing that may be
