geographical and ethnographical visions of the world before and after columbus’ arrival to america...

Geographical and Ethnographical Visions of the

World Before and After Columbus’ Arrival to America

Maps

“T” Maps

The Land of Marvels Bartolomé “El inglés”

Salterio Map 1250

Ebstorf Map c. 1240

Hereford Map 13th Century

Demonstration of the Earth Sphericity 13th Century

Zuane Pizzigano, 1424

Catalan Atlas Map of Europe, Norht Africa, and Middle East 15th Century

Catalan Atlas 15th Century

China, Catalan Atlas 15th Century

Cathay Fra Mauro’s Map, 1459

Albino Canepa, 1489

Martin Behaim, 1492

Martin Behaim, 1492

Mapamundi “Cantino” 1502

Martin Waldseemüller Mappamundi 1507

Waldseenmuller 1513

Pierre Descellers 1550

Ethnographic/Ideological Maps

The Monstrous in Hartmann Schedel Liber Chronicarum

Sir Raleigh’s publication

Libro de las maravillas, Sir John de Mandeville

Battle of the Cranes and the Pigmies in Mandeville’s Maravillas and portrayed in the Catalan Atlas 15th Century

First Images of Indigenous People by Europeans

Columbus Letter

Columbus Letter

America and Americo Vespucci

First representation of Indigenous people, the use of European artistic templates

European templates for artistic representations of the Nativity

Representation of Indigenous “everyday life”

Everyday life

Mappamundi from a different perspective