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Globes of the Early Sixteenth Century.
particular outlines or contours in the globe maps
of the
first quarter of the century, produced by such cartographers
as Johann Schoner of Niirnberg, and by those of his school,
as will be noted below. Both the globe and the large world
map were doubtless printed in large numbers and widely
distributed. Waldseemiiller states in a legend on his marine
chart of 1516 that he had printed his map of 1507
thousand copies,^* but one of which is now known.
in one
In a little tract, printed in Strassburg in the year 1509,
there appears to be a reference to a globe which may be
that constructed by Waldseemiiller. It is this reference
which the Prince of Liechtenstein, as noted above, has taken
as a reference to the gore map, a copy of which is in his
collection. The title of this tract reads, "Diss biichlin saget
wie die zwe durchliichtigste herre her Fernandus, K. zu
Castilien und herr Emanuel, K. zu. Portugal haben das
weyte mor ersuchet unnd funden vil Insulen unnd ein
Niiwe welt von wilden nackenden Leiiten vormals vnbekant."
"Gedruct zii Strassburg durch Johane Griiniger Im
lar M.CCCCC.IX vff Letare. Wie du aber dye Kugel du
beschreibung der gantzenn welt verston soltt wiirst die
hernach linden vnnd lesen." "This little book relates how
the two most illustrious Lords Ferdinand, King of Castile
and Emanuel, King of Portugal have searched through the
wide seas and discovered many islands and a new world
and naked peoples hitherto unknown." "Printed at Strassburg
by Johann Griiniger. In the year MCCCCCIX on
Letaro. But how you shall understand the globe and the
description of the whole world )'ou
will hereafter find out
and read."^^ Harrisse thinks it probable that a real globe
accompanied and was sold with this little volume.^^
In the same year, 1509, there issued from the press of
Griiniger a second volume, in character somewhat like the
preceding, but in the Latin language. In this the allusion
to the globe is more definite, for its title seems to assure us
that it was prepared to accompany a real globe. This title
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