Vesconte, Pietro. Bongars, Jacques 1554-1612 cartographic map cartographic image World maps. Early works. gw Hannover] [Typis Wechelianus] [1611] 1611 monographic lat

map

map

1 map ; 33 cm in diameter

unmediated

sheet

Relief shown pictorially. Circular world map with Jersusalem at the center, based on a portolan chart by Pietro Vesconte which originally appeared in the Liber secretorum fidelium crucis super Terrae Sanctae recuperatione et conservatione, by Marino Sanudo. [World Sphere]. Map of the world placing Jerusalem, the centre and showing three continents namely; Europe, Asia and Africa. The map is roughly made and this is probably due to limited knowledge of the area. For example Africa is drawn like a shoe, there is much exageration at the south. Arabia is represented in rectangular shape, with Mecca as the centre of Arabian peninsula, two other towns are marked as Cede port (part of Jeddah) and St Catarina, this is placed not very far from Jeddah. There are lines from south, north, west and east making point of inter-section at Jerusalem. Size: 34 x 34.40 cm. Published in 1611. Coloured. Latin. From: Gesta Dei per Francos ... [Edited by Jacques Bongars]. Hanoviæ : typis Wechelianis, apud heredes I. Aubrii, 1611. Title supplied by cataloger. Main Heritage Display General HC.MAP.00904 Print Map Item-ID: i11402337 BIB-ID: 2768577 Scale not given. World maps Early works to 1800 World maps 276 4 Sanudo, Marino, approximately 1260-1343 HM 2013-40 846794753 aacr PUL 130521 20200426011015.0 ocn846794753 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng