The World for a King: Pierre Desceliers' World Map of 1550

by Chet Van Duzer

"Maps of the Dieppe school, commissioned for wealthy households rather than for use in navigation, often presented explorers' latest discoveries alongside fantastical creatures and allusions to myth. In 1550 cartographer Pierre Desceliers presented to France's King Henry II one such map, a work of extraordinary beauty and value showing the world as it was known at the time. This map, one of the most important of the Dieppe school, includes descriptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712356185
• ISBN13: 9780712356183
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 4.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 14.3" x 10.9"