M. E. Rothwell on Substack

The Venetian Atlas is a recently rediscovered work of the 14th-century Genoese cartographer Petrus Vesconte, thought to have been completed towards the end of his Venetian period (c. 1330). Though the geographer has long been renowned for the accuracy of his nautical maps of the Mediterranean and Black seas, this long-lost portolan chart is particu... See more

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Medieval and Renaissance mapmakers famously demarcated the edges of the discovered world with mythical sea creatures that embodied the limits of exploration and knowledge. As historian Chet Van Duzer argues, those monsters represented a variety of epistemological orientations. They served as “interfaces between the known and unknown,” possible port... See more

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In 1593, Cornelius showed the world a map they’ve tried to erase… 🧭❄️ 4 rivers. 4 giant islands. At the center — Rupes Nigra, a magnetic black rock with Polaris fixed above it. 🪨✨ 🛒 Claim the map and awaken their minds: 🗺 https://t.co/6AMmZQlp3h

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The Magellan Expedition and Elcano’s Circumnavigation: 500 Years

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