The latest map to endure added to my Mappae Mundi collection of historical basis maps is Urbano Monte's 1587 Planisphere. Urbano Monte's Planisphere has been inwards the word a lot this twelvemonth because the David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University of late acquired 1 of the entirely ii existing manuscript copies of the map.
The master copy manuscript map is inwards the degree of a sixty canvass atlas. Urbano Monte intended for the sheets to endure joined together to practice 1 real large 10 pes map. The David Rumsey Map Collection has achieved that destination yesteryear digitizing all sixty sheets too creating a digital interactive map of the planisphere.
Urbano Monte's Planisphere uses a northward polar azimuthal projection. This projection places the North Pole at the oculus of the map. Monte himself suggested that a primal pin endure added to the oculus of the map too then that users could rotate the map spell exploring the atlas.
If y'all are interested inwards viewing the map using unlike projections y'all tin strength out purpose Urbano Monte World Map Reprojections.. Visionscarto has used the map tiles from the David Rumsey interactive map to practice a tool for viewing the map inwards 21 unlike map projections. They fifty-fifty include everyone's favorite Mercator projection, which agency y'all tin strength out brand straight comparisons amongst Google Maps if y'all too then wish.
To sentiment Urbano Monte's Planisphere on my Mappae Mundi just click on the 1587 push too await for the map to load. You tin strength out also sentiment the basis map at the David Rumsey Map Collection.
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