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Forlani's third map of the world
1565
World map, Paolo Forlani /Bertelli, Venice, 1565 Universale Descrittione di Tutta la Terra Conosciuta Fin Qui. From: Italian composite atlases. Copperplate engraving.The influential Italian cosmographer Giacomo Gastaldi published a world map in ...
Forlani's first map of the World
1562
Forlani's first map of the world, here in the second state, dated 1562. An extremely beautiful map based on Giacomo Gastaldi's world map of 1546, which was "an influential prototype. It was reduced and redrawn for the Ptolemy-Gastaldi atlas of...
The Eastern Mediterranean
1489
The Eastern Mediterranean, Bernhard Breydenbach, 1489 From: Peregrinatio in terram sanctam, Bernhard Breydenbach and Erhard Reuwich, Mainz, 1489.Bernhard Breydenbach (ca. 1440-1497) was a wealthy canon of Mainz Cathedral. During the period of Ap...
Italy (map opened to)
1676
Italy, John Speed, 1626 (1676) In The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine... A Prospect of the most Famous Part of the World... With Many Additions never before Extant. London, Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell, London, 1676.Th...
United States
1816
United States, John Melish, 1816Map of the United States of America : with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions / compiled from the latest & best authorities by John Melish. Philadelphia, 1816. Separate publication.John Melish's map brough...
Typo de la carta cosmographica de gaspar vopellio medeburgense
1556
A fine example of this world map, published in Milan as part of Girava's 'Cosmographia…'. On a cordiform projection, and based on the large 12-sheet map by Vopell which is no longer extant.With an unusual configuraton of the Americas. The h...
British Isles
1511
British Isles, Bernard Sylvanus, 1511 Prima Europae Tabula. In: Claudii Ptholemaei Alexdrini liber geographiae… Venice, 1511. Published by Jacobus Pentius de Leucho.Bernard Sylvanus’ atlas is unusual both for its printing, and its map.From...
World Map on Silk
1668
World map on silk, Frederick de Wit, Amsterdam, 1668 (ca. 1700) Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula. In an untitled atlas printed entirely on silk, comprising 150 engraved maps and charts. Copperplate engraving, and etching. Holland dom...
Copernican universe
1708
Copernican (heliocentric) universe, Andreas Cellarius, 1660 (1708) Planisphaerium Copernicanum Sive Systema Universi Totius Creati ex Hypothesi Copernicana in Plano Exhibitum. In: Atlas Coelestis: seu Harmonia Macrocosmica, Andreas Cellari...
The Earliest Obtainable Sea Chart of Europe
1586
Sea Chart of Europe and Northwest Africa. Lucas Waghenaer, 1586 Universe Europe maritime eiusq Navigationis description…, from Spieghel der zeevaerdt, ca. 1586. Copperplate engraving.Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer sailed as a Dutch chief officer between ...
