Edson, Evelyn, <br/><br/>
The world map, 1300-1492 :  the persistence of tradition and transformation / 
Evelyn Edson. 
 - 1 online resource (313 pages) :  illustrations, maps 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-292) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : Andrea Bianco's three maps -- The world view of the mappamundi in the thirteenth century -- Marine charts and sailing directions -- Sea chart and mappamundi in the fourteenth century -- Merchants, missionaries, and travel writers -- The recovery of Ptolemy's Geography -- Fra Mauro : the debate on the map -- The persistence of tradition in fifteenth-century world maps -- The transformation of the world map -- Conclusion : The world map transformed. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421404301 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Geography, Medieval.<br/>Geography--History--15th century.<br/>Cartography--History.<br/>Early maps.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GA221  / .E38 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>910.9/023