Map of South America, including the Caribbean islands and the tip of Florida. Cartographic elements include lines of latitude, wind rose, and topographical details.
geographical_description
Map of South America, including the Caribbean islands and the tip of Florida. Cartographic elements include lines of latitude, wind rose, and topographical details.
Geographical description
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References:
R.V. Tooley, "Maps in Italian Atlases of the Sixteenth Century," III (1939) Imago Mundi, p. 12-47, item #93.
references
R.V. Tooley, "Maps in Italian Atlases of the Sixteenth Century," III (1939) Imago Mundi, p. 12-47, item #93.
References
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Geographic Area:
South America
geographic_area
South America
Geographic Area
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Historical notes:
This is the first map to show the interior of South America in great, although often faulty, detail. Forlani was a noted sixteenth-century Italian mapmaker, as well as a publisher of maps.
historical_notes
This is the first map to show the interior of South America in great, although often faulty, detail. Forlani was a noted sixteenth-century Italian mapmaker, as well as a publisher of maps.