16 Later Manuscript Oterschaden Globe gores - "Terra nondum plene cognita inuenta A 1499" archive overlapping drawer handle motifs

overlapping drawer handle motifs

Beautiful and important early map of East Africa with the fabled kingdom of Prester John

The rise of the printing press marked a turning point

"Quinta pars Indiae orientalis -1601 - 1st Latin Edition of Part 5 of the Petits Voyages

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16 Later Manuscript Oterschaden Globe gores - "Terra nondum plene cognita inuenta A 1499" archive overlapping drawer handle motifs16 Later Manuscript Oterschaden Globe gores (of 24) Original gores produced c1603, but these are a later manuscript productions of uncertain date Each gore on a single sheet c29x21 cm Includes engraved horizon rings Text label "Terra nondum plene cognita inuenta A 1499" On old paper with some mild toning and scattered marks Theses gores are something of a curiosity as the cartographic detail was quite out of date even when the globe gores were first