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Peter, Vlademiro and others, In speaking with John Hessler last week about the Waldseemuller facsimile it appears that they made it smaller to keep the cost of the whole package down. This is also why they are only doing the two large 1507 and 1516 maps and not the entire *Sammelband*. Those who interested in the entire group of maps, gores and other fragments that were found by Fischer along with the Waldseemuller materials in Wolfegg Castle will be interested to know however, that Hessler is also coming out with a biography of Johann Schoner (he was the original owner of the LOC copies) next year that will reproduce everything found along with the maps and many of Schoner's manuscript writings about astrology, Ptolemy, geography and Copernicus' theories. This second book is entitled *The Globemaker's Toolbox: Johann Schoner and the Birth of Modern Science, 1475-1550*. Yours, Thomas On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 4:55 PM, <pwdb...@aol.com> wrote: > This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to > the whole list) > o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + > > > ** > > Given the plans to make available a facsimile of the Waldseemueller's > two famous maps -- the 1507 world map and the Carta Marina of 1516 -- I > should point out that the Library of Congress once again in its bookstore > is selling copies of the second, enlarged 2009 edition of the first-ever > book on the 1507 map, entitled *The Magellan Myth: Reflections on > Columbus, Vespucci and the Waldseemueller Map or 1507*. (originally > published in July 2007) > > This second edition contains a long 20,000 word supplemental essay > entitled: *Vespucci's Dilemmas, Spanish Exploration and the Saint-Die > Project* which takes into account new discoveries concerning the > transmission of geographical knowledge to Saint-Die especially from > Portugal about the island-like configuration of the new southern continent > surrounded by water on all sides or "a vast ocean" as Ringmann put it. The > essay also explores more closely the awkward situation in which Vespucci > found himself in the service of the Portuguese King Manuel after the > publication of the much too revealing essay, *Mundus Novus* in > 1503-1504. This publication appears to have undermined his continued > service for Lisbon but his decision to return to Spanish service as opposed > to his declared intention to retire to Florence surely raised Portuguese > suspicions that he had been all along a spy for King Ferdinand who was well > known for his large investment in espionage. This helps explains why the > Spanish monarch mothballed Vespucci rather than risk his capture by the > Portuguese on the high seas and then in early 1508 (after the > Waldseemueller map) why the Spanish King sent Pinzon and de Solis to the SW > to explore the new continent and locate the strait which the Portuguese had > found. (Antonio Herrera's account of this voyage is the only > credible account of this voyage). > > Finally, the Saint-Die scholars were well aware and their map/essay > project were heavily influenced by getting started in the late summer in > 1505 after word got out that King Ferdinand was going to play a > bombshell French Card to outflank Lisbon by marrying the niece of Louis > XII. This power play resulting in a new Franco-Spanish alliance with > dynastic coloration explains a great deal, including the decision at > Saint-Die to dedicate Latin translations of Vespucci's letters to King > Ferdinand and then balancing that with the dedication of * > Cosmographiae Introductio* to the son of Emperor Maxmilian (Philip) over > whom Ferdinand had just triumphed in a nasty political showdown for the > control of the Crown of Castile. > > The scholars at Saint-Die were not political neophytes, and Ringmann > and Waldseemueller said and visually showed too much with their project > concerning knowledge of the new southern continent to have made Lisbon > happy. Quite the opposite, King Manuel must have been furious. > > In any case, my book is available at the Library of Congress > bookstore. For those interested I can provide more information about how > to obtain a copy from it or directly through me. > > Peter Dickson > 3515 North Pershing Drive > Arlington, Virginia 22201 > Phone: 703-243-6641 > Email: pwdb...@aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography > hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. > The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of > the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of > Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for > the views of the author. > List Information: http://www.maphist.nl > > Maphist mailing list > Maphist@geo.uu.nl > http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist >
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