World maps & models

Medieval T-and-O map of three continents

Historical record

Three-part symbolic map, not a polar projection.

What this record establishes

Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.

Record details

Original title
Etymologiae T-O map
Artifact date
1472
Creator
Isidore of Seville; printer Guntherus Ziner
Holding institution
Library of Congress
Classification
Christian schematic geography

Antarctica connection

Contextual visual history; not direct evidence about Antarctica

Relevance and caution

Three-part symbolic map, not a polar projection.

Catalog context

Curatorial navigation label; original categories and source identity retained.

Etymologiae, T-O world diagram, folio 183v

T-O world diagram, Etymologiae, 1472, folio 183v; Karlsruhe copy.

Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, Augsburg 1472. Badische Landesbibliothek Karlsruhe, Dg 179, urn:nbn:de:bsz:31-128502 / Public Domain Mark 1.0.

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