Solinus, Gaius Julius (sold)
Gaius Julius Solinus (c. 290 - 350) was a Latin grammarian and compiler. His De mirabilibus mundi (The Wonders of the World) survived, recopied well into the 16th century as a valuable description of the ancient world. It touches on social, religious and natural history as understood at the time, drawing heavily from both Pliny's Natural History and Pomponius Mela's Geography. As such, rather than being a mathematical geography in the school of Ptolemy, Solinus' work concerns more the description of places than their physical location. There is considerable debate regarding exactly when Solinus was alive, with scholars putting forth dates nearly up to 100 years apart. I this we are following the scholarship of Fernàndez Nieto, who offers dates from (290 - 350). Some scholars offer a specific death date of January 2, 400, which while possible is unconfirmed.
First printed map to show the American Pacific Northwest.
[Africa / Asia Maior / Terra incognita].
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- Suitable for large format printing
- DPI: 600
- File Size: 8.5 MB
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This is the rare 1538 Sebastian Münster map of Asia created for inclusion in his edition of Solinus' Polyhistor. This map preceded the map of Asia in Münster's 1540 Geographia by two years. Although it is not entirely a modern work, it is the earliest printed map to focus on the continent of Asia. It also contains the first printed representation of the Pacific Northwest, more than 30 years before the Ortelius map generally granted that laurel. (more details)
The first printed map of the Pacific Northwest.
[Africa/ Asia Maior/ Terra incognita]
sold
- Digital Map Information
- Suitable for large format printing
- Full resolution TIFF file
- ICC color profile embedded
- Delivered instantly via download link
This is a rare 1538 map of Asia, executed by Sebastian Münster for inclusion in his edition of Solinus' Polyhistor. It predates by two years the map of Asia in Münster's 1540Geographia. Although it is not entirely a modern work, it is the earliest printed map focusing on the continent of Asia. It also contains the first printed representation of the Pacific Northwest, more than thirty years prior to the Ortelius map generally granted that laurel. (more details)