Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image cartographique : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Van Duzer, Chet (1966-....)
Titre(s) : The world for a king [Texte imprimé] : Pierre Desceliers' map of 1550 / Chet Van Duzer
Publication : London : British Library, 2015
Description matérielle : 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 x 37 cm + 1 map (dépliée, 72
x 113 cm)
Comprend : 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.
Note(s) : Includes reproduction of the 1550 mappemonde by Desceliers in back pocket. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Map in French, text in English.
Mapmaking has always been a serious business, whether surveying property limits, marking
international boundaries or plotting lines of travel. Yet cartographers of all periods
had a sense of humour, and mapmakers often used their artistic talents to create maps
not for strictly geographical purposes but for the pleasure and entertainment of others.
In this book, an expert cartographic researcher uncovers 100 curious, entertaining
maps, drawn mainly from the unrivalled map collection in the British Library. Many
of the maps depict countries in human or animal form, among them the famous 'Leo Belgicus'
- the Low Countries in the shape of a lion. Many of the maps featured here were created
for recreational play, with the secondary purpose of educating through enjoyment,
including some of the very earliest cartographical game-maps, jigsaws, playing-card
maps and even a jigsaw globe.With advances in printing techniques, publishers found
they could affix maps to all manner of objects, often commemorative, such as the tankard
celebrating Nelson's victory at Trafalgar in 1805. There are also maps on cups and
saucers, tea towels, umbrellas, scarves and commemorative medals
Sujet(s) : Desceliers, Pierre (1487?-1574?)
Cartes du monde
Cartes anciennes
Genre ou forme : Fac-similés
Cartes
Atlas
Ouvrages avant 1800
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780712356183. - ISBN 0712356185
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45303074z
Notice n° :
FRBNF45303074
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