Early cartographic representations of the Americas

Connected Sites: 4

WHS where early (16th century) maps or globes can be found that display a representation of the Americas as thought to be at the time.

Connected Sites

Classical Weimar

Germany

Inscribed: 1998

3.00

280

Diogo Ribeiro Map (1527) At The Duchess Anna Amalia Library

Vatican City

Holy See

Inscribed: 1984

4.29

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Diogo Ribeiro Map (1527) At The Vatican Apostolic Library

Florence

Italy

Inscribed: 1982

4.46

801

Salla Delle Carte Geografiche (1564-1571) At Palazzo Vecchio

The Globus Jagellonicus Or Jagiellonian Globe, Probably Made In Northern Italy Or The South Of France And Dated To Around 1510, Is By Some Considered To Be The Oldest Existing Globe To Show The Americas (Wiki) - It's On Display In The Collegium Maius Located In Kraków Old Town
See En.Wikipedia.Org