Diving into recent mints from collection "Cosmographies" by which was inspired by antique celestial maps... 💫

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4. Peter Apian, Cosmographie, Paris, 1581 (original lead weight!). https://t.co/LbCIowgS3u
5. Vincenzo Capirola, Lute Manuscript, 1517. https://t.co/H1H3ZKcfkV
6. Anonymous, Cordiform Map in Fool’s Cap, engraving, c. 1590. https://t.co/hXwqiyIfIB

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Et vous pouvez voir d'autres Sciapodes faire de la gymnastique avec "#Cosmographie universelle", par Guillaume Le Testu (1509-1572), compagnon de l'explorateur Francis Drake.

Ce est une merveille de la cartographie de la Renaissance. : https://t.co/X5VhKBEdxT https://t.co/eTMGOyl5Q3

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This dog looks like it is straight out of a comic book
[BnF, Cosmographie universelle, 1555]

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Blemmyes: mythical headless men that were rumored to inhabit remote parts of the world.Cosmographie universelle,1556

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Blemmyes: mythical headless men that were rumored to inhabit remote parts of the world
Cosmographie Universelle,1556

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