
A Book about Johann Ruysch’s World Map
Could you imagine that we can see corrections on copper plates or wood blocks of early 16th century maps and discover which changes were made from the time they were first printed to later printings?
Could you imagine that we can see corrections on copper plates or wood blocks of early 16th century maps and discover which changes were made from the time they were first printed to later printings?
For his 1516 "Carta Marina", cartographer Waldseemüller changes his approach to map making.