Mysterious renaissance map charts cartographer's methods
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:31
in Astronomy & Space
NEW YORK — Not much is known about how Renaissance cartographer Martin Waldseemüller created his 1516 "Carta marina" world map, possibly the most up-to-date conception of the world at the time. But scholar Chet Van Duzer offered a rare peek into Waldseemüller's process Tuesday night (Oct.