The Mapping Of The World Early Printed World Maps 1472 1700
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The Mapping of the World
Author | : Rodney W. Shirley |
Publsiher | : London : Holland Press |
Total Pages | : 728 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Cartography |
ISBN | : UOM:39015010550559 |
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Envisioning the World
Author | : Henry Wendt |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 2013-09-30 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1457848562 |
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This book accompanied an exhibition in 2010 at the Sonoma County Museum in California drawn from the extensive map collections of Henry and Holly Wendt. This rare and stunning selection of world maps, reproduced here in full color, reflects the intelligence and passion of collectors who are intimately involved in all aspects of exhibit development. Through the language of cartography, the exhibition Envisioning the World explores the major trends in intellectual history from the early Renaissance through the scientific era of the Enlightenment. The maps illustrate the way in which Western civilization came to grips with the shape, size, and nature of the Earth as a whole. The maps also portray, often in a visually appealing and artistic manner, the earliest attempts to comprehend the nature of the solar system, the relationship of the planets, and, especially, the essential qualities of the earth.
Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 1477 1650
Author | : Rodney W. Shirley |
Publsiher | : Young Writers |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105000213566 |
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The Earliest Printed Maps 1472 1500
Author | : Tony Campbell |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Cartography |
ISBN | : UOM:39015013091445 |
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The Piri Reis Map of 1513
Author | : Gregory C. McIntosh |
Publsiher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780820321578 |
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One of the most beautiful maps to survive the Great Age of Discoveries, the 1513 world map drawn by Ottoman admiral Piri Reis is also one of the most mysterious. Gregory McIntosh has uncovered new evidence in the map that shows it to be among the most important ever made. This detailed study offers new commentary and explication of a major milestone in cartography. Correcting earlier work of Paul Kahle and pointing out the traps that have caught subsequent scholars, McIntosh disproves the dubious conclusion that the Reis map embodied Columbus's Third Voyage map of 1498, showing that it draws instead on the Second Voyage of 1493-1496. He also refutes the popular misinterpretation that Reis's depictions of Antarctica are evidence of either ancient civilizations or extraterrestrial visitation. McIntosh brings together all that has been previously known about the map and also assembles for the first time the translations of all inscriptions on the map and analyzes all place-names given for New World and Atlantic islands. His work clarifies long-standing mysteries and opens up new ways of looking at the history of exploration.
Mapping Our World
Author | : Peter Barber,Katherine Barnes,Dr Nigel Erskine,Rupert Gertisen,Dr Jeremy Green,Dr Susannah Helman,David Kaus,Robert J. King,Granville Allen Mawer,Maggie Patton,Erica Persak,Jon Rhodes,Denis Shephard,Dr Peter Sutton,Dr Martin Terry,Justine Van Mourik,Dr Brendan Whyte,Nat Wiliams,Dr Martin Woods |
Publsiher | : National Library of Australia |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2013-11-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780642278098 |
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The cover image, World Map by Fra Mauro c. 1450, is one of the most important and famous maps of all time. This monumental map of the world was created by the monk Fra Mauro in his monastery on the island of San Michele in the Venetian lagoon. Now the centrepiece of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in St Marc’s Square in Venice, the map in its nearly 600-year history has never left Venice – until now. Renowned for its sheer size - over 2.3 metres square - and stunning colours, the map was made at a time of transition between the medieval world view and new knowledge uncovered by the great voyages of discovery. Brilliantly painted and illuminated on sheets of oxhide, the sphere of the Earth is surrounded by the sphere of the Ocean in the ancient way. Yet Fra Mauro included the latest information on exploration by Portuguese and Arab navigators. Commissioned by King Afonso V of Portugal, it is the last of the great medieval world maps to inspire navigators in the Age of Discovery to explore beyond the Indian Ocean.
Frames that Speak Cartouches on Early Modern Maps
Author | : Chet Van Duzer |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2023-05-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789004523838 |
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This lavishly illustrated book is the first systematic exploration of cartographic cartouches, the decorated frames that surround the title, or other text or imagery, on historic maps. It addresses the history of their development, the sources cartographers used in creating them, and the political, economic, historical, and philosophical messages their symbols convey. Cartouches are the most visually appealing parts of maps, and also spaces where the cartographer uses decoration to express his or her interests—so they are key to interpreting maps. The book discusses thirty-three cartouches in detail, which range from 1569 to 1821, and were chosen for the richness of their imagery. The book will open your eyes to a new way of looking at maps.
Mapping Nature across the Americas
Author | : Kathleen A. Brosnan,James R. Akerman |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 445 |
Release | : 2021-10-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780226696577 |
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Maps are inherently unnatural. Projecting three-dimensional realities onto two-dimensional surfaces, they are abstractions that capture someone’s idea of what matters within a particular place; they require selections and omissions. These very characteristics, however, give maps their importance for understanding how humans have interacted with the natural world, and give historical maps, especially, the power to provide rich insights into the relationship between humans and nature over time. That is just what is achieved in Mapping Nature across the Americas. Illustrated throughout, the essays in this book argue for greater analysis of historical maps in the field of environmental history, and for greater attention within the field of the history of cartography to the cultural constructions of nature contained within maps. This volume thus provides the first in-depth and interdisciplinary investigation of the relationship between maps and environmental knowledge in the Americas—including, for example, stories of indigenous cartography in Mexico, the allegorical presence of palm trees in maps of Argentina, the systemic mapping of US forests, and the scientific platting of Canada’s remote lands.