A Renaissance Globemaker's Toolbox Johannes Schoner and the Revolution of Modern Science 1474-1550

This new volume is the first scholarly publication of the Schoner Sammelbund, a collection of maps and notes made by the Nuremberg astronomer and mathematician Johannes Schoner (d. 1543). The Sammelbund--part of the collections of the Library of Congress--includes the original World Maps made by Martin Waldseemuller and a set of celestial globe gores of Schoner's design. The survival of Schoner's notebooks and annotations is unique in the history of cartography; not only do they show his thinking about theoretical and practical geography, but they also reveal the art of mapmaking during his lifetime. Author John Hessler discusses Schoner's opinions on the then canonical geography of Ptolemy, and his reaction to the new discoveries of Columbus and Vespucci. The notebooks offer an unprecedented insight into the history of these materials, and into the geographical concerns that fuelled cartographic development during this critical period in the history of science and exploration.

Author/Creator: John W. Hessler

Publisher: D Giles Limited, in association with the Library of Congress

Description: Hard Cover, 9" x 7 1/2", 176 pages, 90 color illustrations

ISBN: 978-1-907804-16-8

Price: $29.95

Availability: Order now for March 2013 shipping

Product #: 21107145