A beautifully designed visual reference work, sea monsters on medieval and renaissance maps will be important not only in the history of cartography, art, and zoological illustration, but also in the history of the geography of the "marvelous" and of western conceptions of the ocean. Sign in sign up for free prices and download plans Sea monsters on medieval and renaissance maps.
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They illustrated in a real sense the wonders of the world.
Old Map Sea Monsters Chet Van Duzer's Sea Monsters On Medieval And Renaissance Maps (British Library, 2013) Charts The Evolution Of The Mythical Creatures That Adorned Atlases From The 10Th Century Through The 17Th.
It sells for $950 unframed. They were also a way to hide gaps in the cartographer's knowledge by taking up space with big animal illustrations (rather than big. By olaus magnus 1539 and taken from the atlas theatrum orbis terrarum of 1570.
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