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[vniversali figura] [cartographic material]

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Date:

1511].

Reference:

R11981-445-0-E, Volume number: 2

Item no. (creator):

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection Item #2

Local class no.:

H3/10000/[1511]

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3983586

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Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection

World maps

[vniversali figura]
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Date(s):

1511].

Place:

[Venice:

Place of creation:

Italy

Extent:

1 map : ill., woodcut, black and red ; 42 x 57 cm.

Language of material:

Italian

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This untitled world map, from the 1511 edition of Ptolemy's "Geograhia", is an extremely early example of 16th century Venetian cartography. One of the first maps to show the newly discovered Americas, it presents a fascinating view of the post-Columbian world. South America, of which only the western coast is shown, is named "Terra Sanctae Crucis" and the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola appear overly large. Further north is the island "terra laboratorus" and a region named "regalis domus", resulting from the Portuguese explorations of the Corte Real brothers in 1501. On the opposite side of the map the island of "Zampagv" (Japan), appears for only the second time on a printed map. The first appearance being on the Contarini/Rosselli map of 1506 of which there is only one known copy. The land masses are vigorously engraved with mountain ranges, rivers and placenames, and the map is surrounded by twelve decorative windheads and signs of the zodiac (the ram, the scales and the crab). It is the first map produced using two-color woodblock printing, with the placenames printed in red ink by means of type set into the woodblock and applied with a second strike of the plate. The distinctive cordiform (heart-shaped) projection was used for the first time on this map.

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Silvano, Bernardo

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Silvano, Bernardo : Born in Eboli, southern Italy, Silvano was a draughtsman and editor who is believed to have worked in Naples and Venice. He completed a manuscript edition of Ptolemy's Geographia, c 1490. He is known for his world map on cordiform (heart-shpaed) projection which appeared in 1511.

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General note:

Woodcut engraving.
Pictorial relief.

Custodial history:

Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.

Citation/reference note:

Shirley, Entry 32, Layng, Entry 29, Nordinskiold, Entry 204

Cartographic math data:

Scale indeterminate ; cordiform projection

Availability of other formats note:

The microfiche version is NMC 27655.

Exhibitions note:

This map was part of an exhibition held at The Royal Ontario Museum, April 1958 entitled "Up North: The Discovery and Mapping of the Canadian Arctic, 1511-1944" showcasing MacDonald's Collection, This map was part of an exhibition held at The Royal Ontario Museum, March 1954 entitled "The Discovery & Mapping of the Great Lakes 'Sweet Water' 1522-1703 showcasing MacDonald's Collection.

Related material:

For other copy see Mikan 4153641 (NMC 15729)

Varying form of title:

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[Universali figura] [cartographic material]

Subject heading:

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World - Maps - Early works to 1600

Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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80101/245 CA
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Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]
Original can be viewed in the presence of an early cartographic archivist.

Microfiche [R11981] NMC27655

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [R11981]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2 Item no. assigned by LAC 2

[Consultation 90 Open]

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