An edition of The naming of America (2007)

The naming of America

Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 world map and the Cosmographiae introductio

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The naming of America
Martin Waldseemüller, Martin W ...
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An edition of The naming of America (2007)

The naming of America

Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 world map and the Cosmographiae introductio

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Features the first sheet-by-sheet facsimile of the 1507 World Map by Martin Waldseemüller, one of the most important maps in the history of cartography and the first ever to display the name America. Tells the story behind the map's creation in 16th century France and rediscovery 300 years later in Germany.

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Library of Congress
Language
English
Pages
121

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Subjects

Cartography, Name, World maps, Early maps, Maps, Early works to 1800, Early accounts to 1600, Discovery and exploration, Geography, Vespucci, amerigo, 1451-1512, Geography, medieval, America, maps, early works to 1800, America, discovery and exploration, America, maps

People

Amerigo Vespucci (1451-1512), Martin Waldseemüller (1470-1521?)

Places

America

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The naming of America: Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 world map and the Cosmographiae introductio
2008, Library of Congress
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The naming of America: Martin Waldseemuller's 1507 world map and the Cosmographiae introductio
2007, GILES, Distributed by Antique Collectors' Club Limited
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Table of Contents

Waldseemüller's 1507 world map and globe gores
1507 world map
Globe gores
Introductory essay: A new view of the world
Title-page of the Cosmographiae introductio
Waldseemüller's 1507 world map
Ptolemy's second projection
Page from Johannes Werner's commentary on Ptolemy
Page [30] from the Cosmographiae introductio
Schöner's red lines on the 1516 Carta Marina
Translation of the Cosmographiae introductio
Arrangement of circles on the earth
Representation of the five climatic zones
Table of parallels and schematic diagram
Table of winds
Overall plan of the map
Table of latitudes and distances.

Edition Notes

Art Conservation Department Library.

Published in association with the Library of Congress.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-121).

Published in
Washington, DC
Genre
Early works to 1800., Early accounts to 1600., Maps.
Other Titles
Art Conservation Department Library, Cosmographiae introductio. English

Classifications

Library of Congress
E125.V6 W1513 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
121 p. :
Number of pages
121

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22861612M
ISBN 10
1904832490
ISBN 13
9781904832492
Library Thing
5122213
Goodreads
2896306

Source records

Buffalo State College record
Library of Congress MARC record

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