Foundations of  Western European Cartography in Texas Collections

                A  Special  Collections Exhibition 

                                                                                                                            Medieval Foundations 

 

 

 

tms1-T-O-map.jpg (530091 bytes)

T-O map from the Etymologiae of Isidorus, 1472   (Kraus 13).
tms2-pareto1.jpg (195451 bytes)

Facsimile of a chart by Bartolomeo de Pareto, 1455  (UTA).
tms3-PortchartWAfrica.jpg (675661 bytes)

Portuguese chart of West Africa, c. 1520  (Kraus 22).

Archives
Medieval foundations
The influence of Ptolemy
City plans
The composite atlases
Uniformly-composed collections of maps, charts and plans
Military mapping
Regional European Mapping
Mapping the new world
Nautical maps and charts
List of Images

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