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Regions and Seasons: The winds remained on maps into the 17th century, as illustrated on this 1607 horological diagram, which was used for measuring time. Produced by German mathematician Franz Ritter, this unique example contains one central world map surrounded by ten diagrams illustrating different ways of recording or measuring time. Ritter's wind diagram appears in the top center margin here. The four principal winds are represented encircling a compass, with north at the south. "Destructive" winds in the south are illustrated here as skulls, indicating the negative effects they were believed to have on humankind.
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Document identity
localId
wd3762861
label
[World map]
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
wd3762861
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
[World map]
description
Regions and Seasons: The winds remained on maps into the 17th century, as illustrated on this 1607 horological diagram, which was used for measuring time. Produced by German mathematician Franz Ritter, this unique example contains one central world map surrounded by ten diagrams illustrating different ways of recording or measuring time. Ritter's wind diagram appears in the top center margin here. The four principal winds are represented encircling a compass, with north at the south. "Destructive" winds in the south are illustrated here as skulls, indicating the negative effects they were believed to have on humankind.
date
["[1607]"]
year
1607
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_002302
creators
Ritter, Franz, d. 1641
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
World maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
World
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Nuremberg
publisher
Franz Ritter
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
extent
1 map ; 28 x 34 cm.
notes
Central map surrounded by ten horological diagrams.
Projected from North Pole.
Appears in Ritter's Speculum Solis. Nuremburg. 1607.
Text in Latin and German.
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no
dcId
wd3762861
type
map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
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photo
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d0cc5474c9533b76