Foundations of  Western European Cartography in Texas Collections

A  Special  Collections Exhibition

                                                           Uniformly- Composed Collections of Maps, Charts and Plans 

 

 

 

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Map of Ptolemy’s known world, from Ortelius, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1595 (TMS)

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 Facsimile of a chart of the Portuguese coast, from Waghenaer, Spieghel der Zeevaert, 1584 (UTA)

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 Plan of Venice, from Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, 1595-1617 (Kraus 29)

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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