World maps & models
Oronce Fine’s double-heart world map
Historical recordFine’s double-heart world map, distinct from the 1534 single-heart map already in the collection. Its conjectural southern land is not a verified Antarctic survey.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Oronce Fine: Nova et integra universi orbis descriptio
- Artifact date
- 1531 signature; [1532] cataloged impression
- Holding institution
- Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Accession
- GE D-6440 (RES)
Edition note
Signature/design date1531; this BnF impression is cataloged [1532].
Finé’s world map, cataloged 1531, Library of Congress copy with Hermannus Venraed inscription. Do not label first state. Conjectural Terra Australis is not proof of an ice-free Antarctic survey.
Oronce Finé (1531). Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, G3200 1531 .F5, LCCN 2005630228; World Digital Library.
Image source record · Reuse terms
Image rights and evidence limits
LOC World Digital Library reports no known copyright or other restrictions; free use and reuse absent restrictions.
Image existence does not prove a linked claim. Consult image-specific captions and reuse conditions.
Sources and what they support
Links document the record, the claim’s circulation, an assessment, or reuse terms as labeled. A source link is not automatically corroboration.
- image reproduction provenance; not proof of a linked interpretationhttps://www.loc.gov/item/2005630228/
- image reuse conditionshttps://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200.ct001393/?sp=1
- institutional or documentary recordhttps://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40699514m
Connected records
These are contextual links, not automatic corroboration.
- Oronce Fine records preglacial Antarctica
Compare the claim with Fine’s double-heart map and the specific BnF impression, rather than substituting a different edition.
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