The world for a king : Pierre Desceliers' world map of 1550

Author/Creator:

Van Duzer, Chet, 1966- author

Publication/Creation:

London: British Library, 2015

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The world for a king : Pierre Desceliers' world map of 1550 / Chet Van Duzer

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Desceliers, Pierre,active 1537-1574--Maps
World maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
Atlases--Early works to 1800
Cartography--History--16th century

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

The cartographic background -- Dieppe and the Norman tradition of cartography -- Henry II and his interest In maps and geography -- Pierre Desceliers and his works -- The Morgan Library Atlas -- The 1546 Map -- The 1553 Map -- The 1550 Map -- The southern continent on Norman maps -- The influence of the Norman maps -- Facsimile with commentaries.

Language:

English
French

Language Note:

Map in French, text in English.

Physical Type/Description:

192 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color), 29 x 37 cm + 1 map (72 x 113 cm).

General Note:

Includes reproduction of the 1550 mappemonde by Desceliers in back pocket.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936515905702486

ISBN:

9780712356183
0712356185

OCLC Number:

917360949

Barcode:

010002795008