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ERIC Number: EJ443689
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
European Cartography on the Eve of the Discoveries, Part 3. The First Printed World Map, 1472 A.D.
Danzer, Gerald A.
Social Education, v55 n6 p355-57 Oct 1991
Describes the first printed world map from 1472. Discusses the style development consisting of a circle of land surrounded by ocean and divided into three continents by water. Includes explanations of the ocean sea, continents, decorations, and locations, and the map's significance as a representation of a unified world view. (DK)
Descriptors: Allegory, Cartography, Christianity, Elementary Secondary Education, European History, Geography Instruction, History Instruction, Illustrations, Instructional Materials, Maps, Medieval History, Printing, Western Civilization, World Geography, World Views
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Cosmography