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Map Present-Day Palestine and the Holy Land. Palestina moderna et Terra Sancta

About this Item

Title

  • Present-Day Palestine and the Holy Land.

Other Title

  • Palestina moderna et Terra Sancta

Summary

  • This map of Palestine and the Holy Land was published in Florence around 1480 and was included in Francesco Berlinghieri's expanded edition of Ptolemy's Geographia (Geography). Berlinghieri, an Italian scholar and diplomat, was the first modern European to interpret, expand upon, and republish the works of the second-century Greek astronomer and geographer. Nicolo Tedesco, a German printer who worked in Florence, printed Berlinghieri's work as well as engraved the maps. As with all the modern maps of Palestine added to the early printed editions of Ptolemy, this map was copied from the map of Palestine by Petrus Vesconte (flourished 1310-1330) and Marino Sanuto (circa 1260-1338), first published in Venice around 1320. Vesconte was a navigational chart maker from Genoa who worked in Venice. Sanuto was a Venetian merchant and nobleman who traveled to the Holy Land a number of times and drew maps based on his travels.

Names

  • Berlinghieri, Francesco, 1440-1501 Contributor.
  • Ptolemy, 2nd century Creator.
  • Todescho, Nicolo Contributor.

Created / Published

  • Florence : Nicolo Todescho, 1480.

Headings

  • -  Israel
  • -  1480

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: Copperplate ; 285 x 490 millimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Israel.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668402

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Berlinghieri, Francesco, Contributor, 2Nd Century Creator Ptolemy, and Nicolo Contributor Todescho. Present-Day Palestine and the Holy Land. Florence: Nicolo Todescho, 1480. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668402/.

APA citation style:

Berlinghieri, F., Ptolemy, 2. C. C. & Todescho, N. C. (1480) Present-Day Palestine and the Holy Land. Florence: Nicolo Todescho. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668402/.

MLA citation style:

Berlinghieri, Francesco, Contributor, 2Nd Century Creator Ptolemy, and Nicolo Contributor Todescho. Present-Day Palestine and the Holy Land. Florence: Nicolo Todescho, 1480. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668402/>.