Biography: Paolo Forlani
(fl. 1560 – 1571/4?) The ‘Lafreri School’ of mapmakers is the umbrella term frequently applied – for want…
The Atlas of Scotland
Edinburgh, May 18. 1797. -Designed by J.Halliday, Caledonian Mercury Office. -Entered in Stationers Hall.Broadsheet, 420 x 235mm. the…
California on the East Coast
Mallet: Novveav Continent. From the German edition, ‘Beschreibung Des Gantzen Welt-Kriesses’ (‘Description de l’Univers’), published by Johann David…
Vinegar II: De Wit Sea Charts
In Issue 6 we ran an article which discussed Herman Moll’s rabid xenophobia, which he voiced in adverts…
Maps in Latin Editions of Munster’s Geographia
NO: MAP 1540 1542 1545 1552 Replacementfor Replacedby 1 Modern World 1 1 1 ** 61 2…
The Works of Sebastian Munster
1. [1514 ca.]: MUNSTER ‘Kollegienbuch’[Manuscript lecture notebook, containing 44 manuscript maps compiled from a variety of sources and…
Collations: Munster’s Geographia (1540, 1542, 1545)
Munster’s Geographia: 1540 GEOGRAPHIA / VNIVERSALIS, VETVS ET NOVA, / COMPLECTENS / CLAVDII PTO- / LEMAEI ALEXANDRINI ENARRATIO-…
Biography: Sebastian Munster (1488-1552)
Sebastian Munster is one of the most important and famous mapmakers of the mid-sixteenth century, on account of…