Fig. 1—The Leardo Map of the World, 1452 or 1453.
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AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
LIBRARY SERIES NO. 4
THE LEARDO MAP OF THE WORLD
1452 OR 1453
In the Collections of the
American Geographical Society
BY
JOHN KIRTLAND WRIGHT, Ph.D.
Librarian, American Geographical Society
WITH A NOTE ON THE REPRODUCTION OF THE MAP
BY
A. B. HOEN
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
BROADWAY AT 156TH STREET
NEW YORK
1928
COPYRIGHT, 1928
BY
THE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
RUMFORD PRESS
CONCORD, N. H.
iii
CONTENTS
- PAGE
- The Leardo Map of the World, 1452 or 1453 1
- The Calendar and the Inscription Beneath It 2
- The Map Disk 4
- Sources of Leardo’s Geography 6
- The Known World According to Leardo 10
- Asia 10
- Africa 15
- The Mediterranean 16
- Europe 17
- Notes 21
- Appendix: Detailed Comments on the Map 31
- Explanation 31
- I. Northern Asia 32
- II. Far Eastern Asia 35
- III. India 37
- IV. Central Asia 40
- V. Persia 41
- VI. Mesopotamia and Syria 42
- VII. Arabia 44
- VIII. Asia Minor 45
- IX. Armenia, Caucasia, and Southeastern Russia 46
- X. Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea 47
- X ...
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