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26 lis 2017 · At 10 foot square, this map or planisphere is the largest known early map of the world. It was hand drawn by Monte in Milan, Italy, and only one other manuscript copy exists.
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- 60 Sheet Manuscript World Map Made in 1587
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Largest Early World Map - Monte's 10 ft. Planisphere of 1587. An extraordinary 60 sheet manuscript world map made in 1587 by Urbano Monte has been added to the David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University. At 10 foot square, this map or planisphere is the largest known early map of the world.
26 maj 2024 · Monte‘s planisphere, as originally envisioned, was not meant to be viewed as 60 loose sheets, but rather painstakingly assembled into a massive 10-foot disc. This posed immense technical and logistical challenges in the 16th century.
Spanning more than 10 feet in diameter, Monte’s cartographic marvel is believed to be the largest-known early map of the world, according to the Rumsey Map Center's website. Known as a...
24 sty 2018 · In 1587, he created his "planisphere" map as a 60-page manuscript, and only now have researchers assembled it into a single piece, ten feet square, the largest known early map of the world.
21 cze 2022 · 10-foot diameter planisphere digitally assembled from Urbano Monte’s 60 sheet Gores with additional sheets for the corners (all images courtesy David Rumsey Map Collection)
3 sty 2018 · The largest early World map - Urbano Monte's hand drawn 10 foot circular Planisphere made in 1587, transformed into the Google Earth sphere. Assembled digitally from 60 separate sheets by...