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  • June 27, 2022

MapForum ArticlesFour 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…
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    • June 23, 2022

    MapForum ArticlesBiography: Lorenz Fries

      Lorenz (Laurent) Fries was born in Alsace in 1490 or thereabouts, describing himself on one occasion as from…
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      • June 23, 2022

      MapForum ArticlesBeginner’s Guide: Woodcuts

        While engraving became the predominant technique for the production of printing maps in the period 1472 to 1830,…
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        • June 17, 2022

        MapForum ArticlesShadow 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…
            • Issue 7
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          Checklist: Southeast North America

            1.  [1548] GASTALDI, GiacomoNVEVA HISPANIA TABVLA NOVA . [1a, ob – 4a, ob]From: Ptolemy Geografia Venice 1548 131 x 172Not…
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            • May 13, 2022
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            • May 11, 2022

            MapForum ArticlesAnother Langenes Collation

              Roger Baskes, an atlas collector, has sent in a collation of his copy of the Langenes/Visscher, complimenting the…
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              • May 10, 2022

              MapForum ArticlesCollation: Arnold Colom’s Zee-Atlas 1658

                Referring to the Zee Atlas, Koeman wrote: “This chartbook by Arnold Colom … is one of the most important…
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                • May 9, 2022

                MapForum ArticlesA Beginner’s Guide to Re-engraving

                  The cost of producing a copperplate map, or even an atlas, represented a considerable investment for any publisher…

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