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Jan 18, 2018 · Published on 18 January 2018. David Rumsey Map Collection. In the real world, Urbano Monte’s 1587 map of the world exists as a series of 60 manuscript sheets designed to be assembled into a large world map—one that would be, at 10 feet square, the largest early world map known to exist. 1 As the David Rumsey Map Collection explains, “the ...
- A Pioneering Planisphere
- Fantastical Details
- Forgotten Genius Or Gentleman Scholar?
The collection of individual manuscripts is a stunning work of cartography even in its unassembled form, but pieced together into a digitised whole the remarkable scale of Monte’s vision is finally revealed. As Monte’s plan to revolve the map around a central pivot suggests, the 1587 masterpiece is a planisphere that seeks to portray the globe as r...
Monte’s planisphere is clearly an innovative work of map making that reflects a studious scientific mind, but beyond the variable accuracy of its cartography, the map is a thrilling work of imaginative creativity. Monte’s act of world-building is a brilliant mix of scholarly detail and pure fantasy. The map is dotted with tiny, often fantastical il...
Considering the scale of his ambitions – his 1587 planisphere is the largest known early map of Earth – Urbano Monte is not remembered as an especially esteemed cartographer and little is known about his life. Dr. Katherine Parker notes in her essay A Mind at Work – Urbano Monte’s 60-Sheet Manuscript World Map, that “Monte’s map project seems a mon...
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Jan 2, 2018 · Urbano Monte's historical world map was hand drawn across 60 individual sheets in 1587. Cartography expert David Rumsey, who owns one of two copies of the Monte map, recently scanned and digitally stitched together the work. It is one of the largest early maps, which stretches over 10 feet.
FYI this a map of the globe. Monti knew what a projection is. Many of you apparently don't. That sadly is a good map for the time. So much is wrong and missing, to get that much information at that time. Put this on r/maps or something. Unless you're trying to make an terrible attempt at proving something.
May 14, 2021 · It is also their job to educate like we are about to do right now. For example, the Ohio River Valley encompasses PA, WV, OH, KY, IN, and IL. It is based off of geographic features and tributaries that lead to the Ohio River itself. Areas of Morgantown, WV and Altoona, PA are included in the Ohio Valley according to the National Weather Service ...
Quick Tips for using this 1803 Historical Ohio Counties Map tool. There are four ways to get started using this Historical U.S. Counties map tool. Type any PRESENT-day place or address in the “Search places” box above the map and choose the one you want from the auto-complete list. Click the map to see the historical county name for where ...
1587 N US 68. Xenia, Ohio 45385. (lat:39.7291 lon:-83.9373) Great Council State Park in the Oldtown area of Xenia Township is scheduled to open in 2023. The state of Ohio agreed to purchase a 0.7-acre site along U.S. Route 68, south of Brush Row Road, in Oldtown, north of Xenia, housing the Tecumseh Motel. The state planned to redevelop the ...
