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At twenty feet long and only one foot tall, the Peutinger Table provides an intriguing view of the Roman world. Stretching over eleven segments (the…
Map of Tetela de Ocampo in PueblaSet as but one element of a collection of facsimiles, this map finds itself alongside other colonial Spanish maps of the territories of New Spain that…
"Columbus" MapThe “Columbus” Map (Carta de Cristóbal Colón) combines a portolan chart and a mappamundi on a single piece of parchment. In only four colors (red,…
Book of PhysiognomyContrary to its title, the Liber Physiognomiae is not primarily a text of physiognomy but rather astrology, describing the prevailing belief that the…
Genoese World MapThe Genoese World Map of 1457 is a truly unique example of hybridization of different medieval cartographic styles. While still technically classified…
Vallard AtlasThe Vallard Atlas, named after the temporary owner Nicolas Vallard, is a collection of 15 nautical maps from 1547. These maps are primarily of coasts…
Columbus MapThis 15th-century map combines a portolan chart and a world map. Anonymous and not precisely dated, the map is separated into two distinct spaces,…
Depiction of Hell from the Divina Commedia: Codex AltonensisOn the page directly preceding the title page in the Divine Comedy manuscript, a full-page circular diagram is shown representing Dante’s depiction of…
King Henry's Map of the British Isles: BL Cotton MS Augustus I i 9King Henry VIII’s map of the British Isles, titled ‘Angliae Figura’, or the shape of England, was the most realistic depiction of Britain at the time,…
MagdeburgThis is a city view woodcut of the city of Magdeburg from the Nuremberg Chronicle, an incunable, or early printed book, published in 1493 that…