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Zone MapThis circular map of the world spans the entirety of the open two pages of the Liber Floridus. It is so large, in fact, that the top fifth or so of…
Zee-AtlasThe van Keulen family firm, known as “In de Gecroonde Lootsman”, which created the Zee-Atlas, “dominated Dutch maritime cartography for two…
World Map of Giovanni LeardoThis is a zone map drawn in color, with the Red Sea brightly visible in red. Like many other medieval maps, it is drawn as a circle surrounded by…
Walsperger World MapThe map displays Europe, Africa, and Asia and is oriented with south at the top of the page. It marks Christian cities with red dots, and all other…
View with a ChainThis large (52 in. x 23 in.) woodcut from the 1470s or early 1480s attributed to Francesco Rossselli depicts the entire city of Florence and the Arno…
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…
UranometriaUranometria contains 52 plates engraved by Alexander Mair, measuring 2’ in length (parallel to the spine) and 1’ in width. The first plate is the…
Universal AtlasVaz Dourado’s Universal Atlas depicts the coastlines and interiors of much of the world, as explored by the Portuguese up until that point. Our…
True Description of CairoThe True Description of Cairo is a remarkable 2 meter by 1 meter woodcut attributed to Matheo Pagano and printed in 1549. The view focuses on the…
Treasury of the True Riches of SalvationThe star chart in Stephan Fridolin’s Treasury of the True Riches of Salvation is a woodcut print depicting Earth at the center of the solar system.…