World maps & models
Cosmas’s ancient world model — nineteenth-century tracing
Historical recordKohl’s nineteenth-century tracing of a Cosmas reconstruction.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- The universe after Cosmas, A.D. 550
- Artifact date
- circa 1860
- Holding institution
- Library of Congress
- Identifier
- 2011594788
- Record type
- individual_artifact
Catalog context
Curatorial navigation label; original categories and source identity retained.
Catalog review date reported: 2026-10-28. This is inherited catalog metadata, not a new verification of the linked source.
Low-resolution institutional preview; open original viewer for detail.
Image source record
Image rights and evidence limits
Free to use and reuse per LOC Geography and Map Division statement; check item for exceptions
Image existence does not prove a linked claim. Consult image-specific captions and reuse conditions.
Sources and what they support
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- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.loc.gov/item/2011594788/
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