The World For a King: Pierre Desceliers' Map of 1550 by Chet Van Duzer
The World For a King: Pierre Desceliers' Map of 1550

Chet Van Duzer

The World For a King: Pierre Desceliers' Map of 1550

Chet Van Duzer

160 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
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Maps of the Dieppe school, commissioned for wealthy households rather than for use in navigation, often presented explorers’ latest discoveries alongside fantastical creatures and allusions to myth. In 1550 cartographer Pierre Desceliers presented...

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