COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Author:
Behaim, Martin, 1459-1507
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Behaim, Martin, 1459-1507
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Author:
Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913
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Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913
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Date:
1492
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1492
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Short Title:
Composite: Unprojected. Martin Behaim's Erdapfel, 1492. (Facsimile of Behaim's Globe).
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Composite: Unprojected. Martin Behaim's Erdapfel, 1492. (Facsimile of Behaim's Globe).
Short Title
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Publisher:
George Philip, Son & Nephew, Ltd.
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George Philip, Son & Nephew, Ltd.
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Publisher Location:
London
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London
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Type:
Globe Gores
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Globe Gores
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false
Type:
Composite Map
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Composite Map
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Note:
Georeferenced globe gores. Unprojected (Geographic). 12 Gores and 2 Polar Calottes, Date of original.
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Georeferenced globe gores. Unprojected (Geographic). 12 Gores and 2 Polar Calottes, Date of original.
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Reference:
View Globe in Google Earth: http://rumsey3.s3.a
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View Globe in Google Earth: http://rumsey3.s3.amazonaws.com/World%201492.kmz
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World Area:
World
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World
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Full Title:
Composite: Unprojected (Geographic). Martin Behaim's Erdapfel, 1492. (Facsimile of Behaim's Globe).
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Composite: Unprojected (Geographic). Martin Behaim's Erdapfel, 1492. (Facsimile of Behaim's Globe).
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List No:
12237.025
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12237.025
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Series No:
25
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25
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Publication Author:
Behaim, Martin, 1459-1507
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Behaim, Martin, 1459-1507
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Publication Author:
Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913
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Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913
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Pub Date:
1908
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1908
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Pub Title:
Martin Behaim, his Life and his Globe. By E.G. Ravenstein, F.R.G.S., First Victoria Gold Medallist of the Royal Geographical Society, with a Facsimile of the Globe Printed in Colours, Eleven Maps and Seventeen Illustrations. London, George Philip, Son & Nephew, Ltd., 45-51, South Castle Street, 1908.
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Martin Behaim, his Life and his Globe. By E.G. Ravenstein, F.R.G.S., First Victoria Gold Medallist of the Royal Geographical Society, with a Facsimile of the Globe Printed in Colours, Eleven Maps and Seventeen Illustrations. London, George Philip, Son & Nephew, Ltd., 45-51, South Castle Street, 1908.
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Pub Note:
Martin Behaim's Erdapfel (earth apple) is the oldest surviving terrestrial globe. It exists in only one manuscript copy painted by Georg Glockendon, held Nuremberg, Germany. It shows the world according to Ptolemy and other sources, before the discovery of America by Columbus in the same year as the globe was made, 1492. Behaim's globe vividly shows the earth without America and illustrates why Columbus thought he could sail directly west from Europe and land in China and the East Indies. This facsimile of Behaim's globe gores and callots was made by E.G. Ravenstein in 1908 and is generally considered the best available facsimile. It is based on both the original globe and an earlier facsimile made in 1847 by E.F.Jomard, as well as other sources for the notes and place names. While it is by no means a completely faithful copy of the original, it does express the overall intent of Behaim's globe. We have georeferenced the 12 globe gores and 2 polar callots, allowing the reprojection of the 14 separate sections into continuous world maps on several different projections. We have also placed a virtual globe version in Google Earth:
pub_note
Martin Behaim's Erdapfel (earth apple) is the oldest surviving terrestrial globe. It exists in only one manuscript copy painted by Georg Glockendon, held Nuremberg, Germany. It shows the world according to Ptolemy and other sources, before the discovery of America by Columbus in the same year as the globe was made, 1492. Behaim's globe vividly shows the earth without America and illustrates why Columbus thought he could sail directly west from Europe and land in China and the East Indies. This facsimile of Behaim's globe gores and callots was made by E.G. Ravenstein in 1908 and is generally considered the best available facsimile. It is based on both the original globe and an earlier facsimile made in 1847 by E.F.Jomard, as well as other sources for the notes and place names. While it is by no means a completely faithful copy of the original, it does express the overall intent of Behaim's globe. We have georeferenced the 12 globe gores and 2 polar callots, allowing the reprojection of the 14 separate sections into continuous world maps on several different projections. We have also placed a virtual globe version in Google Earth:
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Pub List No:
12237.000
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12237.000
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Pub Type:
Geography Book
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Geography Book
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Pub Type:
Globe Gores
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Globe Gores
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Pub Maps:
11
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11
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Pub Height cm:
40
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40
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Pub Width cm:
33
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33
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Image No:
12237025.jp2
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12237025.jp2
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Download 1:
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<a href=https://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/download.pl?image=/168/12237025.jp2 target=_blank>Full Image Download in JP2 Format</a>
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Download 2:
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<a href="https://www.extensis.com/support/geoviewer-9" target="_blank">GeoViewer for JP2 and SID files</a>
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Authors:
Behaim, Martin, 1459-1507 ; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913
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Behaim, Martin, 1459-1507 ; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913
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