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1587 Urbano Monte Map - World Map for Wall - Unframed Flat Earth Map of the World - Historic Globe Model Poster - Cartophiles Map Lovers Gifts (11"x11")

KWD 6.500

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Special Features

  • GREAT FOR CLASSROOMS: 1587 Flat Earth Map of the World Urbano Monte Historic Wall Poster Globe Model.SIZE: Choose from 3 sizes: 11"x11", 16"x16" and 23"x23". Remember, the bigger size you get the more details you can see. This map is printed on premium 32lb matte paper with fade resistant, premium inks and includes a white border on all sides to allow for matting and framing. ALL OUR MAPS ARE REPRODUCTIONS. We do not sell originals.
  • NOTE: This map is originally more than 10 feet by 10 feet when fully assembled. The original map is 10 by 10 feet and this is a SMALL reproduction. (please look at the close-up pics, the text is really hard to read even with a magnifying glass) BEAUTIFUL MAP REPRODUCTION
  • ANTIQUE MAPS THAT LOOK OLD: NOTE: We reproduce antique and vintage maps as they are- INCLUDING BLEMISHES! These might include stains, creases, color varation, rips, uneven edges and signs of aging. Many of our customer requested an authentic antique look - so that is what we strive to provide.
  • ONE OF A KIND ROOM DECOR: Designers LOVE this image: This stylish map portrays the Earth as it would be seen looking directly down on the North Pole from space, a perspective not commonly used by mapmakers until the 20th century.
  • Prints are rolled up in a shipping tube or box for safest possible transport. They arrive ready for framing.

Description

NOTE: This map is originally more than 10 feet by 10 feet when fully assembled and this is a SMALL reproduction. (please look at the close-up pics, the text is really hard to read even with a magnifying glass)
Composite map of the first ring of four sheets around the north pole, the second ring of 8 sheets, the third ring of 12 sheets, the fourth ring of 18 sheets, the fifth ring of 18 sheets, and the legends and diagrams in the four corners.

Urbano Monte's map gives a very detailed and accurate picture of the whole “globe”, although it was made only 95 years after the discovery of America.

For the last 430 years, its 60 individual sheets were bound together as an atlas, but now they have finally been put together—digitally—to reveal a complete picture of the world as it was understood at the time.
The map is packed with fantastical creatures, from unicorns in Siberia to mermen frollicking in the Southern Ocean and a terrifying bird flying off with an elephant in its talons. The map reflects the geographical knowledge (and misconceptions) of its time, but in some ways it's surprisingly advanced. It portrays the Earth as it would be seen looking directly down on the North Pole from space, a perspective not commonly used by mapmakers until the 20th century.
Monte made his map to serve not only as a geographical tool but also to show climate, customs, length of day, distances within regions - in other words, to create a universal scientific planisphere

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