EARLY & RARE WORLD MAPS, ATLASES & RARE BOOKS. By: Martayan Lan PDF ENseeders: 4
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Description  ..."A fine example of the first edition of a cartographic landmark. As rudimentary as this work is, it was not only the first printed world map but also the first geographic image of any kind to be produced in the then very new medium of printing. Its format—the so-called T-O configuration—was one of two* paradigms for virtually all world maps produced from the 7th century A. D. until the beginning of the 15th century. Much larger and infinitely more detailed works such as the 13th century Ebstorf and Hereford maps were still just more elaborate variations of the basic T-O format."... By: Martayan Lan Pages: 72 Language: EN Format: PDF Sharing Widget |
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