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World by Reisch Gregor 1504

Gregor Reisch, confessor to the Emperor Maximilian I, was the author of a popular handbook of moral and natural philosophy which appeared in many editions throughout the sixteenth-century. From all accounts is was one of the most widely-read textbooks for university students.
The earlier editions of the Margarita contain a Ptolemaic world map. A caption across the traditional spit of land joining Africa to Asia acknowledges (in Latin) the disappearance of the classical world concept: "Here is not land but sea, in which the are such islandsnot conceived of by Ptolemy." The text of the book contains no further allusion to this piece of information and it is unclear whether the reference is to the discovery of the sea route to India, or to the finding of the West Indian islands by Columbus, or both. (Shirley)


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Category:  Antique maps > World and Polar

Old, antique map of Ptolemaic world by Reisch Gregor.

Date of the first edition: 1503
Date of this map: 1504

Woodcut
Size (not including margins): 28 x 41cm (10.8 x 16 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Folds and margins repaired, flattened, rust at lower centrefold.
Condition Rating: C
References: Shirley (World), 23(A).

From: Margarita Philosophica ... Strassburg, 1504.

Gregor Reisch, confessor to the Emperor Maximilian I, was the author of a popular handbook of moral and natural philosophy which appeared in many editions throughout the sixteenth-century. From all accounts is was one of the most widely-read textbooks for university students.
The earlier editions of the Margarita contain a Ptolemaic world map. A caption across the traditional spit of land joining Africa to Asia acknowledges (in Latin) the disappearance of the classical world concept: "Here is not land but sea, in which the are such islandsnot conceived of by Ptolemy." The text of the book contains no further allusion to this piece of information and it is unclear whether the reference is to the discovery of the sea route to India, or to the finding of the West Indian islands by Columbus, or both. (Shirley)


References: Shirley (World) - 23(A)