Map of the World
Title
Map of the World
Subject
Map of the world including part of Brazil, the lands found by Columbus (Cuba, Isabella and others), as well as the lands of the English, part of Newfoundland. Cartographic details include lines of latitude and longitude and some topographical detail. Decorative elements include ships.
Description
Created in an unusual projection, this map is one of the earliest representations of the results of several voyages to the New World in the preceding nineteen years and is one of the most important early maps of America to have survived. It is included in a manuscript portalan atlas made for an unknown family of Corsica.
Creator
Vesconte Maggiolo
Source
John Carter Brown Library
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Date
1511
Files
Collection
Reference
Vesconte Maggiolo, Map of the World, [Atlas of Portolan Charts], 1511
Cite As
Vesconte Maggiolo, “Map of the World,” Mapping History, accessed May 6, 2024, http://maps.omeka.bucknell.edu/items/show/44.