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The Leardo Map of the World, 1452 or 1453: In the Collections of the American Geographical Society
A rare, large medieval map is brought to life as a full-color facsimile and clear, scholarly guide.
In This Edition, you’ll see the Leardo map of the world as it was imagined in the 15th century. The book presents a detailed reproduction of the Society’s map, the largest of three known Leardo depictions, dated around 1452–1453. It includes the parchment’s original coloring, a long calendar around the edge, and notes explaining how the land and seas relate to one another. The volume also offers analysis that helps readers understand the era’s cartographic ideas and the map’s decorative and technical features.
What you’ll experience A full-sized, colored facsimile of a rare medieval world map on parchment. Explanations of the calendar circles, dates, and astronomical details tied to the map. Context about how such maps blended geography, religion, and art in the late Middle Ages. Close reading of the map’s layout, orientation, and the way lands and seas are depicted. Ideal for readers of medieval geography, cartography lovers, and those curious about how 15th‑century scholars pictured the world.
In This Edition, you’ll see the Leardo map of the world as it was imagined in the 15th century. The book presents a detailed reproduction of the Society’s map, the largest of three known Leardo depictions, dated around 1452–1453. It includes the parchment’s original coloring, a long calendar around the edge, and notes explaining how the land and seas relate to one another. The volume also offers analysis that helps readers understand the era’s cartographic ideas and the map’s decorative and technical features.
What you’ll experience A full-sized, colored facsimile of a rare medieval world map on parchment. Explanations of the calendar circles, dates, and astronomical details tied to the map. Context about how such maps blended geography, religion, and art in the late Middle Ages. Close reading of the map’s layout, orientation, and the way lands and seas are depicted. Ideal for readers of medieval geography, cartography lovers, and those curious about how 15th‑century scholars pictured the world.
97 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1928
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