Wednesday, March 7, 2012

World Map 15th Century

Description: T-O world map based on the medieval world view of the Spanish Archbishop Isidore of Seville (c. 560-636), published between 1459-1463 in La Fleur des Histoires by Jean Mansel.


Description: World map of the German cartographer Andreas Walsperger made in 1448.


Description: The "Genoese map" is a world map from an unkown Italian cartographer made in 1457.


Description: The "Columbus map" which perhaps was drawn by Christopher Columbus and his brother Bartolomeo in Lisbon around 1490 before the discovery of the New World, showing the known world in their time.


Description: Historical world map from Johannes de Armsshein, published in 1482 in Ulm/Germany at the base of Ptolemy's view of the world.


Description: World map of Hartmann Schedel published in the Schedel's World Chronicle in 1493 showing Europe, Asia and Africa. Schedel (1440-1540) was a German physician, humanist and historian, one of the first cartographers who used the printing press.




 Description: The Bianco World Map published by the Italian sailor and cartographer Andrea Bianco in 1436.



Description: World map made between 1457 and 1459 by the Venetian monk Fra Mauro. The map is a circular planisphere drawan on parchment and set in a wooden frame.

Description: The Kangnido Map created in Korea in 1402 is one of the oldest known world maps from East Asia

 

1 comment: