Four Editions of Fries’ Geographia of Ptolemy
The 1522 Strasbourg Edition of Ptolemy’s Geographia This reduced version follows the arrangement of Waldseemuller’s edition, with the…
Biography: Lorenz Fries
Lorenz (Laurent) Fries was born in Alsace in 1490 or thereabouts, describing himself on one occasion as from…
Beginner’s Guide: Woodcuts
While engraving became the predominant technique for the production of printing maps in the period 1472 to 1830,…
Shadow of the Moon: 18th Century Solar Eclipse Mapping
Although nowadays we regard eclipses of the sun as natural albeit spectacular astronomical events, even as late as…
Checklist: Southeast North America
1. [1548] GASTALDI, GiacomoNVEVA HISPANIA TABVLA NOVA . [1a, ob – 4a, ob]From: Ptolemy Geografia Venice 1548 131 x 172Not…
Another Langenes Collation
Roger Baskes, an atlas collector, has sent in a collation of his copy of the Langenes/Visscher, complimenting the…
Collation: Arnold Colom’s Zee-Atlas 1658
Referring to the Zee Atlas, Koeman wrote: “This chartbook by Arnold Colom … is one of the most important…
A Beginner’s Guide to Re-engraving
The cost of producing a copperplate map, or even an atlas, represented a considerable investment for any publisher…