Orbis Typus Universalis Juxta Hydrographorum Traditionem.

Woodcut, coloured world map on a single sheet. 'Orbis Typus Universalis Juxta Hydrographorum Traditionem. (Trans. The figure of the whole globe according to the tradition of hydrographers.) Published in Strasbourg. The map was made for Martin Waldseemuller edition of Ptolemy's Geographia (copy at PBC3994). In this volume, it is explained that the map shows a geography made known "through the most authentic voyages of a former Admiral of the most serene King of Portugal, Ferdinand, and those of other explorers", and as a result this map is sometimes known as "The Admiral's Map".

Object Details

ID: G201:1/63
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: World Map
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ptolemy, Claudius; Waldseemuller, Martin
Places: World
Date made: 1513
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 46.5 cm x 64 cm