Cartographic Invention: The Southern Continent on Vatican MS Urb. Lat. 274, Folios 73v–74r ( c .1530)
2007; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 59; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/03085690701301012
ISSN1479-7801
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Linguistic Studies
ResumoThe largely unstudied anonymous manuscript world map of c.1530 that is Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana MS Urb. Lat. 274, folios 73v–74r, has a hypothetical southern continent. This unusual feature forms an extravagant ring of land around the South Pole and is full of toponyms despite its designation as Terra Incognita. This paper includes a discussion of the map's toponyms in the known world and provides a comprehensive transcription and analysis of those of the southern continent. Many of the latter names seem to have been pure invention on the part of the mapmaker, but some are identical with those given by Columbus to features in Central America during his Fourth Voyage to the New World. The reasons for the placement of New World toponyms on the land to the south of Asia are discussed.
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