John W Hessler
Biographic Data
| ID | 7248482 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John W Hessler |
| GIVEN NAMES | John W |
| FAMILY NAME | Hessler |
| SIGNATURE | HESSLER J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Library of Congress |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Warping Waldseemüller: A Phenomenological and Computational Study of the 1507 World Map
The 1507 World Map by Martin Waldseemüller shows, for the first time, a depiction of the New World as a separate landmass detached from Asia. This study compares the outline of South America on the Waldseemüller map using several related computational methods. First, the projection is analysed, modelled, and compared with the modern outline of South America, which is found to be tantalizingly similar in form and location to the 1507 representatio…
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Warping Waldseemüller: A Phenomenological and Computational Study of the 1507 World Map
The 1507 World Map by Martin Waldseemüller shows, for the first time, a depiction of the New World as a separate landmass detached from Asia. This study compares the outline of South America on the Waldseemüller map using several related computational methods. First, the projection is analysed, modelled, and compared with the modern outline of South America, which is found to be tantalizingly similar in form and location to the 1507 representatio…
Art (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Cartography (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Depiction (1 works) · Geographic Information Systems Studies (1 works) · Geography (1 works) · Geometry (1 works) · Historical Geography and Cartography (1 works) · Image (mathematics (1 works)