VMs: Early TO maps

["Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

7th century

http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/EMwebpages/203.html
http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/EMwebpages/203A.html


Zonal map 1120

http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/EMwebpages/217.html


Beatus 1150 AD

http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/EMwebpages/207F.html


13th century french (this one is interesting!) read the monograph.

http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/EMwebpages/205D.html

circa 1500

http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/EMwebpages/205B.html

Main page

http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/EMwebpages/EML.html


Mercators celestial globe 1551
http://hcl.harvard.edu/mercatorglobes/main.html

"In addition to the constellations and stars, Mercator draws the position of
the Milky Way. This is clearly seen near the outstretched arm of Cassiopeia,
where Mercator has also labeled this feature as 'Via lactea'."

U.S. Naval Observatory Rare Books Collection

http://www.usno.navy.mil/library/rare/rare.html
http://www.usno.navy.mil/library/rare/BayerUran1603Title.jpg


Jeff



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