Yu ji tu. Historic map, Library of Congress
Stone rubbing dated 1903? One of the earliest stone maps, it consists of 5,110 grids, each grid is approximately 100 li. Original stone was engraved in Fuchang 7 nian, i.e. 1136 A.D. The stone is now in the For... More
Hua yi tu. Historic map, Library of Congress
Scale not given. Stone rubbing dated 1933? Original stone was engraved in Fuchang 7 nian, i.e. 1136 A.D. The stone is now in the Forest of Stone Steles Museum in Xi'an, China. Covers China in Nan Song Dynasty,... More
The sciences from BL Harley 2799, f. 241v
Diagrams of branches of science and a map of the world. Image taken from f. 241v of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, inclu... More
Diagrams from BL Harley 2799, ff. 241v-242
Diagrams and a map. Image taken from ff. 241v-242 of Bible ('The Arnstein Bible') (Job to Revelation), including the Psalms in three versions in three columns, and diagrams, including of the monstrous races (f.... More
Hua yi tu. Historic map, Library of Congress
Stone rubbing dated 1903? Original stone was engraved in Fuchang 7 nian, i.e. 1136 A.D. The stone is now in the Forest of Stone Steles Museum in Xi'an, China. Covers China in Nan Song Dynasty, from east to the ... More
Hua yi tu Historic map, Library of Congress
Stone rubbing dated 1903? Original stone was engraved in Fuchang 7 nian, i.e. 1136 A.D. The stone is now in the Forest of Stone Steles Museum in Xi'an, China. Covers China in Nan Song Dynasty, from east to the ... More
Volvelle from BL Harley 941, f. 29v
Volvelle for calculating Easter, other movable feasts, Sunday letters, the Golden Number and the leap year, with a figure (a woman?) in the centre. Image taken from f. 29v of A literary and scientific miscellan... More
Pingjiang tu. Historic map, Library of Congress
Stone rubbing dated between 1858 and 1869. One of the earliest and biggest stone rubbing maps in China. Original stone was engraved in 1229 under Li Shoupeng. The map is now in the Museum of Engraved Stone Tabl... More
Map from BL Royal 6 C I, f. 108v
Detail of a diagram of a 'T-O' map of the inhabited world, showing the relative positions of the three continents. Image taken from f. 108v of Etymologiae. Written in Latin.
Map from BL Royal 12 F IV, f. 135v
Detail of a circular diagram representing a map of the world (a so-called 'T-O' map). Image taken from f. 135v of Commentary on Phocas's Ars de nomine et verbo; Etymologiae and De nominibus legis et evangelii s... More
[Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea ca. 1320-1350 : manuscript ch...
Anonymous nautical chart in portolan style probably drawn in Genoa. Covers Mediterranean Sea from the Balearic Islands to the Levantine coast; also covers western part of Black Sea. Oldest original cartographic... More
Initial and heraldic arms from BL Arundel 93, f. 129
Initial 'C'(onstitui), made of branches, set in a landscape with birds, at the beginning of a series of maps; in the lower margin heraldic arms. Image taken from f. 129 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 156v
Miniatures of a map. Image taken from f. 156v of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map of the world from BL Royal 15 E III, f. 67v
Miniature of a map of the world divided on three parts, Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a full border and an illuminated initial 'A'(layde), at the beginning of book 15. Image taken from f. 67v of De proprietati... More
Andros from BL Arundel 93, f. 141
Detail of a miniature of a map of the island of Andros, from section 28. Image taken from f. 141 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 158v-159
Miniatures of maps. Image taken from ff. 158v-159 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Maps from BL Arundel 93, f. 149v
Miniatures of maps of the islands of Tenosa and Psara, illustrating sections 56-57. Image taken from f. 149v of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 148v-149
Miniatures of maps of the islands of Phormachi and Agathousa, Samos, and the Fourni, illustrating sections 53-55. Image taken from ff. 148v-149 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Chois from BL Arundel 93, f. 150
Miniature of a map of the island of Chios. Image taken from f. 150 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 157
Detail of miniature of a map. Image taken from f. 157 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 147v-148
Miniatures of maps of the islands of Patmos, Dipsa, Crousia, and Icaria and Mandria, illustrating sections 48-52. Image taken from ff. 147v-148 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Podia from BL Arundel 93, f. 144v
Miniatures of maps, including of the islands of Podia. Image taken from f. 144v of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Milo from BL Arundel 93, f. 139
Miniature of a map of the island of Milo, from section 23. Image taken from f. 139 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Chios from BL Arundel 93, f. 150
Detail of a map of the island of Chios, illustrating section 58. Image taken from f. 150 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Miniature of a map: 'Crete hodie candia'. from BL Arundel 93, f. 134v
Miniature of a map: 'Crete hodie candia'. Image taken from f. 134v of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map from BL Arundel 93, ff. 159v-160
Miniatures of a map. Image taken from ff. 159v-160 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 148
Detail of a miniature of a map of Icaria and mandria, illustrating sections 51-52. Image taken from f. 148 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 152v-153
Miniatures of maps, including of Tenedos and Gallipoli, illustrating sections 60 and 61. Image taken from ff. 152v-153 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map from BL Arundel 93, f. 133
Miniature of a map. Image taken from f. 133 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map from BL Arundel 93, ff. 151v-152
Miniatures of a map of Metelin, illustrating section 59. Image taken from ff. 151v-152 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 157v-158
Miniatures of maps. Image taken from ff. 157v-158 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Map of the world from BL Royal 15 E III, f. 67v
Detail of a miniature of a map of the world divided on three parts, Europe, Asia, and Africa, at the beginning of book 15. Image taken from f. 67v of De proprietatibus rerum in French (Livre des proprietez des ... More
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 146v-147
Miniatures of maps. Image taken from ff. 146v-147 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 145v-146
Miniatures of maps. Image taken from ff. 145v-146 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Maps from BL Arundel 93, ff. 155v-156
Miniatures of maps of the islands of 'Marmora' and 'Calomina'. Image taken from ff. 155v-156 of Liber insularum archipelagi. Written in Latin.
Unsigned and untitled T-O world map
Simple map-like diagrams, known as T-O world maps, reflect a medieval European world view. These simple drawings portray the Earth's land masses as a circle surrounded by water. The land is separated into three... More
Map of the world from BL Harley 3035, f. 175v
Circular map of the world and text preceeded by heading and initial in red. Image taken from f. 175v of Etymologies (index Etymologiae) and 'De natura rerum' (ff. 47-63v), with letters between Isidore and Braul... More
Small circular world map
Apian, a noted German mathematician, astronomer and geographer, compiled several geographical publications during the first half of the 16th century. His work displayed various iterations of the American contin... More
Tabula nouarum insularum, quas diuersis respectibus Occidentales & Ind...
Relief shown pictorially. Has the word "Americam" in South America. Appears in the author's Cosmographiae universalis. Basel, Switzerland. 1559. Woodcut. Includes illustrations. LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined. M... More
Typus orbis terrarum, illuminated manuscript, Abraham Ortelius 1527-15...
Ortelius' book of maps, first published in 1570, is considered the first modern world atlas. It was the first time that a set of maps, contemporary to the date of publication, was designed, drawn, and engraved ... More
Von den newen Inseln : der Statt Themistitan in den newen Inseln geleg...
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated in ink: "From an unidentified German edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia Universalis, 1597 or later. Bought f... More
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Cosmographia Petri Apiani,. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Colophon: Excusum Antuerpiæ opera Aeg. Diesthemij. Anno á Christo humanæ salutis authore nato, 1545. Libellvs de locorum describendorum ratione ... per Gemmam Frisium": leaves 51-57. Barlow copy no. 108 Title ... More
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Cosmographia Petri Apiani,
Colophon: Excusum Antuerpiæ opera Aeg. Diesthemij. Anno á Christo humanæ salutis authore nato, 1545. Libellvs de locorum describendorum ratione ... per Gemmam Frisium": leaves 51-57. Barlow copy no. 108 Title ... More
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Monastery of Vatopedi 655. Ptolemy, Geography. 13th cent. 296 f
Maps of Europe, f. 33v-42; Maps of Africa, f. 43-44; Maps of Asia, f. 45-54. First page of Strabo's Geography, f. 70r. Copied on vellum. Microfilmed in part.
Buch der Croniken vnd Geschichten mit Figuren vnd Pildnussen von Anbeg...
Title extracted from woodcut title of register (leaf [1a]), which begins: Register des Buchs der Croniken ... Illus. by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. Translated by Georg Alt. LC copy 2 bound with: ... More