COLLECTION NAME:
Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
4687820500126
identifier
4687820500126
Barcode
false
Title:
Sylvanus cordi form world map
title
Sylvanus cordi form world map
Title
false
Original Title:
N/A
full_title
N/A
Original Title
false
Contributor:
Silvani, Bernardo
contributor
Silvani, Bernardo
Contributor
false
Category:
Early Old Maps
category
Early Old Maps
Category
false
Type:
Printed
type
Printed
Type
false
Language:
Latin
language
Latin
Language
false
Create Year:
1511
date
1511
Create Year
false
Format:
JPEG, 7336 × 5182, 34.6MB
format
JPEG, 7336 × 5182, 34.6MB
Format
false
Scale:
Scale not given
scale
Scale not given
Scale
false
Physical Map Dimension (cm):
40 × 55
obj_height_cm
40 × 55
Physical Map Dimension (cm)
false
Note:
Without a title at first, the map was printed on two pages of Ptolemy’s book Geography (Geographia) which was published in Venice in 1511, the red letters on which was also printed with special methods. Apart from the data of Ptolemy, Marco Polo et al, the map also absorbed the new knowledge gained by Europeans overseas adventure. On the map, South America appears as a huge land marked with the words "Land of the Holy Cross" (Terra Sanctae Crucis). The location of Caribbean islands like Cuba is obviously a mistake, too westerly and northerly. Southeast Asia on the right of the map extends to the south of the equator, due to the influence of Ptolemy definitely. As for China, Bernard Sylvanus gave no new information. He marked the northeast Asia as "Khitan" (Catai Regio) and regarded that the Greenland and "Khitan" was contiguous, but he left a large blank on the top right of the map with a presuming reason that he was not able to find out the relationship between Asia and North America. Meanwhile, it is precious for few of the editions of Ptolemy’s Geography (Geographia) have been preserved up till now. In addition, this world map was also drawn on a parchment. Bernard Sylvanus’ method of using heart-shaped projection initialed the main stream of mapping by cartographers along the historical passage.
note
Without a title at first, the map was printed on two pages of Ptolemy’s book Geography (Geographia) which was published in Venice in 1511, the red letters on which was also printed with special methods. Apart from the data of Ptolemy, Marco Polo et al, the map also absorbed the new knowledge gained by Europeans overseas adventure. On the map, South America appears as a huge land marked with the words "Land of the Holy Cross" (Terra Sanctae Crucis). The location of Caribbean islands like Cuba is obviously a mistake, too westerly and northerly. Southeast Asia on the right of the map extends to the south of the equator, due to the influence of Ptolemy definitely. As for China, Bernard Sylvanus gave no new information. He marked the northeast Asia as "Khitan" (Catai Regio) and regarded that the Greenland and "Khitan" was contiguous, but he left a large blank on the top right of the map with a presuming reason that he was not able to find out the relationship between Asia and North America. Meanwhile, it is precious for few of the editions of Ptolemy’s Geography (Geographia) have been preserved up till now. In addition, this world map was also drawn on a parchment. Bernard Sylvanus’ method of using heart-shaped projection initialed the main stream of mapping by cartographers along the historical passage.
Note
false
Note:
This is an early old map depicted the world.
note
This is an early old map depicted the world.
Note
false
Reference:
Sabin 66477. Thacher, II, p. 36-37 (Americana)
reference
Sabin 66477. Thacher, II, p. 36-37 (Americana)
Reference
false
Subject:
Geography
subject
Geography
Subject
false
Subject:
Early maps
subject
Early maps
Subject
false
Geographic Area:
World
geographic_area
World
Geographic Area
false
Pub Title:
Claudii Ptholemaei Alexandrini Liber geographiae cum tabulis et uniuersali figura : et cum additione locorum quae a recentioribus reperta sunt diligenti cura emendatus et impressus.
pub_title
Claudii Ptholemaei Alexandrini Liber geographiae cum tabulis et uniuersali figura : et cum additione locorum quae a recentioribus reperta sunt diligenti cura emendatus et impressus.
Pub Title
false
Pub Author:
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
pub_author
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Pub Author
false
Pub Year:
1511
pub_year
1511
Pub Year
false
Pub location:
Venice
pub_location
Venice
Pub location
false
Provenance:
Harvard Map Collection - Harvard College Library
source
Harvard Map Collection - Harvard College Library
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MUST holding:
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http://10.20.100.239/record=b1389037
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false