National Library of Australia, Australia, Date: 2013. Softcover (with flaps). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . Size: Oblong Large 8vo 9 to 11 inches. Item Type: Book. ISBN/EAN: 9780642278098. **Heavy Book. A Postage surcharge may be requested. Contact us BEFORE ordering for a quote. Click Ask Bookseller a Question**. 9780642278098 2013. National Library of Australia ISBN 0642278091 9780642278098 [AU]

ISBN10: 0642278091, ISBN13: 9780642278098, [publisher: NLA Publishing] Softcover
[Port Kembla, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 2014]

ISBN10: 0642278091, ISBN13: 9780642278098, [publisher: Susan Hill] Softcover First Edition Book in very good condition aside from some water damage to bottom right corner pages through most of the book. Otherwise, near fine internals. The cover image, World Map by Fra Mauro c. 1450 is one of the most important and famous maps of all time. This monumental map of the world was created by the monk Fra Mauro in his monastery on the island of San Michele in the Venetian lagoon. Now the centrepiece of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in St Marcs Square in Venice, the map in its nearly 600-year history has never left Venice until now. Renowned for its sheer size, over 2.3 metres square, and stunning colours, the map was made at a time of transition between the medieval world view and new knowledge uncovered by the great voyages of discovery. Brilliantly painted and illuminated on sheets of oxhide, the sphere of the Earth is surrounded by the sphere of the Ocean in the ancient way. Yet Fra Mauro included the latest information on exploration by Portuguese and Arab navigators. Commissioned by King Afonso V of Portugal, it is the last of the great medieval world maps to inspire navigators in the Age of Discovery to explore beyond the Indian Ocean.
[Cronulla, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 2013]

ISBN10: 0642278091, ISBN13: 9780642278098, [publisher: National Library of Australia] Softcover
[Melbourne, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2013]