European Cartography on the Eve of the Discoveries. Part 6: A World Map for Home and School, A.D. 1480.

Danzer, Gerald A.

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ERIC Number: EJ450732

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Publication Date: 1992

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European Cartography on the Eve of the Discoveries. Part 6: A World Map for Home and School, A.D. 1480.

Danzer, Gerald A.

Social Education, v56 n2 p86-88 Feb 1992

Describes a woodcut of the earliest map printed in a vernacular language, circa 1480. Discusses the location and representation of paradise, the winds, rivers, the world sea and islands, countries, and cities. Emphasizes the map as a world view of the late Middle Ages representing the popular culture of the time. (DK)

Descriptors: Cartography, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography, History Instruction, Illustrations, Maps, Popular Culture, Primary Sources, Western Civilization, World History, World Views

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reference Materials - Geographic

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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