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Source Description
The circular world map that appeared in the 1475 Latin edition of ''Rudimentum Novitorium'' and its subsequent French translations is considered the first printed map of the world. Drawn in the tradition of Medieval manuscript mappa mundi and T-O world diagrams, it represents the world, oriented to the East, as a circle divided into three continents. However, it is more than a schematic diagram, since it displays more than 100 place names and geographical features positioned in relatively good spatial relationships to each other. While the location of Jerusalem at the center of the three land masses is implied in T-O diagrams, Judea and Palestine are clearly positioned as the map's central focus. Interestingly, the only other map in this volume is one of the Holy Land, also the first printed map of that region.
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Document identity
localId
q524n5934
label
Circular world map
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
q524n5934
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Circular world map
description
The circular world map that appeared in the 1475 Latin edition of ''Rudimentum Novitorium'' and its subsequent French translations is considered the first printed map of the world. Drawn in the tradition of Medieval manuscript mappa mundi and T-O world diagrams, it represents the world, oriented to the East, as a circle divided into three continents. However, it is more than a schematic diagram, since it displays more than 100 place names and geographical features positioned in relatively good spatial relationships to each other. While the location of Jerusalem at the center of the three land masses is implied in T-O diagrams, Judea and Palestine are clearly positioned as the map's central focus. Interestingly, the only other map in this volume is one of the Holy Land, also the first printed map of that region.
date
["[1488–1489]"]
year
1488
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
French, Middle (ca.1400-1600)
identifierLocal
05_01_000210
creators
Le Rouge, Pierre, -1493
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
World maps--Early works to 1800
Incunabula
subjectsGeographic
World
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Paris]
publisher
[Pierre Le Rouge]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map : hand color ; on leaf 63 x 41 cm
notes
On leaf lxxi in ''La mer des hystoires'' (Paris, 1488)
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no
dcId
q524n5934
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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138b0b1491d4f8a4