Planisphère A Dieppe par Nicolas Desliens, 1566

Item

Title
Planisphère A Dieppe par Nicolas Desliens, 1566
AKA /name in common usage
World Map, 1566
Type
Map
Medium
Vellum/ parchment
Creator
Nicolas Desliens
Era
Early Modern
Date Created
1566
Region and/or country
Dieppe, France
Short Overview
Portolan world map synthesizing Norman hydrographic knowledge in the mid-16th century. It is "South up:" a visual that mends modern northern hemisphere bias.
Longer description
This is one of two world maps by Desliens known to exist; the other dates from 1541. La Nouvelle France occidentalle (Western New France) is written in large letters over an arc-shaped newly "discovered" North America, reflecting political bias of the time. Territories claimed by France are indicated by flags with fleurs-de-lis, in Canada (Labrador), Florida (on the May River), and Brazil (on the Rio de la Plata). Desliens is known only from his work and inscriptions on his maps indicating that he worked in Dieppe (hence the map locator) and Arques; no biographical information about him survives. (Information from Library of Congress)
Identifier
ark:/12148/btv1b55002609p
Provenance
Previous owner Viel-Castel
Rights
Public Domain
Source
Bibliothèque nationale de France, GED-7895 (RES)
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