Girolamo Ruscelli:  Schonladia Nuova

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Title: Schonladia Nuova

Map Maker: Girolamo Ruscelli

Description:

One of the earliest obtainable modern maps of Scandinavia.

Published in Ruscelli's La Geographi di Claudio Tolomeo, this map of Scandinavia is combines Ptolemaic and modern cartographic information. Modern cities listed. Denmark is in a Ptolomeic configuration. Scotland retains its west-east slant, and Thule is larger than Ireland. First state.

Related Categories:
Maps of the Baltic
Maps of Scandinavia