The world


The world

Item Information

Title:
The world
Creator:
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Contributor:
Holle, Leinhart
Contributor:
Schnitzer, Johannes
Date:
[1482]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Phillips Academy
Collection (local):
Sidney R. Knafel Map Collection at Phillips Academy, Andover MA
Subjects:
World maps
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 40 x 56 cm.
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Publisher:
[Ulm] : [Leinhart Holle]
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:35,000,000]
Language:
Latin
Notes:
Prime meridian: Ferro.
Title supplied by cataloger.
At head of map: Insculptum est per Iohane Schnitzer de Armszheim.
From the 4th edition of Ptolemy's Cosmographia.
Includes ill. of windheads.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
Shirley, R.W. Mapping of the world, 10
Suarez, T. Shedding the veil, 6
Identifier:
1446