Our current exhibition in the special collections–our two copies of the Liber Cronica
Our current exhibition in the special collections–our two copies of the Liber Cronicarum (aka, the Nuremberg Chronicle) of 1493–is presently showing the oldest map in the collection: this view of world. While it’s printed in 1493, it’s based on a much older map by Ptolemy, and it shows Noah’s three sons (Japeth, Shem, and Ham) holding up the world while the classical twelve-winds blow around it all. We’re turning pages in both volumes, so come visit this week to see this glorious woodcut map… -- source link
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