Map of the World
Dublin Core
Title
Map of the World
Subject
Printing -- Germany -- Nuremberg -- History -- Origin and Antecedents.
Description
On the left-hand side of the folio are seven more monstrous figures.
Top to bottom: Six Arms, Hairy Lady, Twelve Fingers, Half Horse (Centaur), Androgyn II, Four Eyes, Bird Neck and Beak
The world map is a simplified Ptolemaic map that combines religion and science. The map is held up by Japheth, Shem, and Ham (Noah's three sons). Each brother is positioned near the continent he inhabited after the Flood. The 21 images that surround the map depict the monstrous races believed to populate the margins of the world.
This map is an archive of information. It shows us past interpretations of reality and how Schedel and his contemporaries' perceptions of the world were influenced by the art, literature, religion, and scientific revelations of the time. It also can be used to study the concept of accuracy and examine how this has changed over time. Finally, it holds artistic value as it can be used to study the history of printmaking.
Top to bottom: Six Arms, Hairy Lady, Twelve Fingers, Half Horse (Centaur), Androgyn II, Four Eyes, Bird Neck and Beak
The world map is a simplified Ptolemaic map that combines religion and science. The map is held up by Japheth, Shem, and Ham (Noah's three sons). Each brother is positioned near the continent he inhabited after the Flood. The 21 images that surround the map depict the monstrous races believed to populate the margins of the world.
This map is an archive of information. It shows us past interpretations of reality and how Schedel and his contemporaries' perceptions of the world were influenced by the art, literature, religion, and scientific revelations of the time. It also can be used to study the concept of accuracy and examine how this has changed over time. Finally, it holds artistic value as it can be used to study the history of printmaking.
Creator
Hartmann Schedel
Source
The Nuremberg Chronicle: Art, Artifact and the End of the World by Sharday C. Mosurinjohn and Richard S. Ascough; Morse Library (https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=nur;cc=nur;rgn=div2;view=text;idno=nur.001.0004;node=nur.001.0004%3A4.4); Cornell University Library (https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:3293718)
Date
1493
Contributor
Amy Zavecz
Language
Latin
Files
Citation
Hartmann Schedel, “Map of the World,” Drew University Library Special Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, http://omeka.drew.edu/items/show/725.