Weltkarte Renaissance

weltkarte renaissance

Maps are also distinct for the global knowledge required to construct them. A renaissance map ptolemy map of the world die weltkarte des ptolemäus ulm and armsheim 1482 hand colored woodblock print on paper insculptum est per johanne schnitzer de armsheim pages from leinhart holle s atlas published in ulm the wood block cut by johannes schnitzer of armsheim. A meaningful map of the world could not be constructed before the european renaissance because less than half of the earth s coastlines let alone its interior regions were known to any culture.

weltkarte renaissance

Corradino astengo vesconte maggiolo alias vesconte de maiolo vesconte de maiollo in cartografi in liguria secoli xiv xix a cura di massimo quaini genova brigati 2007 pp. Maps of the world generally focus either on political features or on physical features. Corradino astengo the renaissance chart tradition in the mediterranean in the history of cartography volume three part 1.

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