Cartographic Invention
The Southern Continent on Vatican MS Urb. Lat. 274, Folios 73v–74r ( c .1530)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11939128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chet Van Duzer (0000-0001-6663-0951, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-222 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Imago Mundi (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5694 • E-ISSN: 1479-7801 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03085690701301012 |
| OpenAlex | W2035026794 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
The largely unstudied anonymous manuscript world map of c.1530 that is Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana MS Urb. Lat. 274, folios 73v–74r, has a hypothetical southern continent. This unusual feature forms an extravagant ring of land around the South Pole and is full of toponyms despite its designation as Terra Incognita. This paper includes a discussion of the map's toponyms in the known world and provides a comprehensive transcription and analysis of those of the southern continent. Many of the latter names seem to have been pure invention on the part of the mapmaker, but some are identical with those given by Columbus to features in Central America during his Fourth Voyage to the New World. The reasons for the placement of New World toponyms on the land to the south of Asia are discussed
Ancient history · Archaeology · Cartography · Geography · Toponymy · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2021 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |