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Jay I. Kislak Foundation Rare Books & Manuscripts

Grollier Catalogue

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Kislak Collection

The Kislak Collection features a wide array of historic maps dating from the 16th to the 19th century, most relating to the region of the southeastern United States, the Caribbean and Mesoamerica. These maps reveal the progress of cartographical knowledge and document the new geographic discoveries of explorers and their royal patrons. Despite early misconceptions of geography, historic maps are fascinating and often handsome works of art.
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Martin Waldseemüller
(b. 147-?-1518)
Carta Marina Navigatoria Portugallen Navigationes Atque Tocius Cogniti Orbis Terre Maris…
(Carta Marina: a Portuguese Navigational Sea-chart of the known Earth and Oceans …)
133.5 x 248 cm

Martin Waldseemüller
(b. 147-?-1518)
Carta Marina Navigatoria Portugallen Navigationes Atque Tocius Cogniti Orbis Terre Maris…
(Carta Marina: a Portuguese Navigational Sea-chart of the known Earth and Oceans …)
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