Egerton MS 1513
A remarkable display of cartographical invention
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11938790 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tony Campbell (a Map Librarian , The British Library , UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 93-102 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Imago Mundi (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5694 • E-ISSN: 1479-7801 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03085699608592834 |
| OpenAlex | W2065645960 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 7 |
The unfinished Egerton MS 1513 in the British Library offers insights into the drafting technique of sixteenth‐century French chartmakers, which included taking extracts from large models drawn at different scales. As the last and most imaginative of the surviving Dieppe School works, Egerton 1513 also displays a more elaborate southern continent than any found elsewhere. That its place names, and those for the west coast of North America, are imaginary warns against an over‐literal interpretation of map evidence. Pure invention rather than misunderstood reality is an explanation that might have wider application in the history of cartography
Art history · History of the book · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literal (mathematical logic · The Imaginary · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Historical Geography and Cartography · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2005 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |