| 1 | Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholomaei traditionem et Americi Vespucii aliorumque lustrationes, Martin Waldseemüller, Strasbourg, 1507. | 2 |
| 2 | Universalis cosmographia secundum … (detail). | 3 |
| 3 | “South-Western Region of the Argentine Republic … / showing the different points from which Photographs reproduced in the ‘Argentine Evidence’ have been taken.” Argentine-Chilian Boundary. Report presented to the Tribunal appointed by her Britannic Majesty’s “to consider and report upon the differences which have arisen with regard to the frontier between the Argentine and Chilian [sic] Republics” to justify the Argentine claims for the Boundary in the summit of the Cordillera de Los Andes, according to the Treaties of 1881 & 1893. Printed in compliance with the request of the Tribunal, dated December 21, 1899. London. Printed for the Government of the Argentine Republic by William Clowes and Sons, Limited. Stamford Street and Charing Cross, 1900. | 4 |
| 4 | Encyclopaedia Cursus Philosophici, Johann Heinrich Alsted. Herborn, 1630: 590. | 10 |
| 5 | Atlas universel de géographie physique, politique, statistique et minéralogique, sur l'échelle de 1/1641836 ou d’une ligne par 1900 toises. Dressé par Ph. Vandermaelen … Lithographié par H. Ode …. Brussels, 1827. 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Atlas universel de géographie physique, politique, statistique et minéralogique … Detail | 14 |
| 7 | Atlas universel de géographie physique, politique, statistique et minéralogique … Detail | 14 |
| 8 | Nova e integra universi orbis descriptio. Orontius Finaeus, Paris, 1531. | 17 |
| 9 | Abraham Ortelius’s Theatrum orbis terrarium, Abraham Ortelius, Print. Antverpiae: Apud Aegid. Coppenium Diesth, 1570. | 29 |
| 10 | World map, Francesco Roselli, Florence, ca 1508. | 32 |
| 11 | La Terra Nostra Habitata. MS. Ca. 1560. | 35 |
| 12 | “Aevi Veteris Typvs Geographicvs”, Abraham Ortelius, Print. [ex officina plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti] (Antverpiae), Antwerp, 1590. | 36 |
| 13a | Apian, Peter and Jerónimo Girava, La cosmographia de Pedro Apiano/ corregida y añadida por Gemma Frisio, medico y mathematico; La manera de descriuir y situar los Lugares, con el Vso del Anillo Astronómico, del mismo autor Gemma Frisio; El Sitio y Descripcion de las Indias y Mundo Nueuo, sacada de la Historia de Francisco Lopez de Gomara, y de la Cosmographia de Ieronymo Giraua Tarragonez. Antwerp | 39 |
| 13b | The Cosmographicall Glasse, conteinyng the pleasant principles of cosmographie, geographie, hydrographie, or nauigation. William Cuningham, London [Excussum Londini in officina Ioan. Day typographi, anno 1559]. | 41 |
| “La Terra Nostra Habitata”. MS. Ca. 1560. | 41 | |
| 13.d | The New World as a continent. | 44 |
| 14 | Claudii Ptolemei viri Alexandrini mathematice discipline philosophi doctissimi Geographie opus nouissima traductione e Grecorum archetypis castigatissime pressum, ceteris ante lucubratorum multo prestantius … Jacopo d’Angelo’s Latin translation from the Greek of Ptolemy’s Geographia. | 46 |
| 15 | “Divers voyages touching the discovery of America and the islands adjacent,” Robert Thorne, 1527. | 50 |
| 16 | “Chica Sive Patagonica et Australis Terra”, in Descriptionis Ptolemaicae Augmentum, sive Occidentis Notitia, Cornelis Wytfliet, Leuven, 1597. | 51 |
| 17 | Planiglob in Mercators Projection, zur Uebersicht der Erdfläche und der Seereisen, von Ad. St.” In Hand-Atlas Über Alle Theile der Erde nach dem neuesten Zustande und Über das Weltgebäude / Herausgegeben, so wie von C.G. Reichard, H. Hübbe, F.v. Stülpanagel, H. Berghaus und I.C.Bär (Gotha: Justus Perthes). | 60 |
| 18 | Carta del Navegare Universalísima et Diligentísima, attributed to Diego Ribero, 1525. | 63 |
| 19 | “A New Chart of the World on Mercator’s Projection with The Tracks & Discoveries of the Latest Circumnavigators &c.” Samuel Dunn / Laurie & Whittle, London, 1794. | 64 |
| 20 | Planisphere, Joan Martines, 1572. | 65 |
| 21 | Introductio in Ptholomei Cosmographiam; Jan of Stobnica, Krákow, 1512. | 68 |
| 22 | Pierre Desceliers, 1550. | 69 |
| 23 | “Typus Cosmographicus Universalis”, Sebastian Münster, Basel, 1532. | 70 |
| 24a | “Carta Marina Nova Tavola”. Girolamo Ruscelli, 1561. Chart-like planisphere | 74 |
| 24b | Orbis Descriptio, Girolamo Ruscelli, in La Geografia di Claudio Tolomeo, Venice, 1561. Double-hemisphere planisphere. | 74 |
| 25 | “A maps of East Indies”. A New Voyage to New Holland, William Dampier, London: James Knapton, 1703. | 80 |
| 26 | Vesconte Maggiolo, known as “Map of the Atlantic”, 1511. | 81 |
| 27 | Nicolas Desliens, 1567. | 83 |
| 28 | Pierre Desceliers, 1550. | 83 |
| 29 | “Descriptio Terrae Subaustralis”, Tabularum geographicarum, Petrus Bertius, 1616. | 90 |
| 30 | Mapa de la República Argentina Construido por orden del Comité Central Argentino para la Exposición de Filadelfia. (Arthur von Seelstrang and A. Tourmente of the Department of Engineers [1875]) | 106 |
| 31 | Emmanuel Bowen’s “A New and Accurate Map of Africa” (1747). | 109 |
| 32 | Detail from the caption on Manuel Olascoaga’s map. Full title: Plano del territorio de la Pampa y Río Negro y las once provincias chilenas que lo avencindan por el oeste. Comprende el trazo de la batida y exploración general |
117 |
| 33 | Detail from the glossary on Manuel Olascoaga’s map. | 117 |
| 34 | The Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia, the dream of French nobleman Orélie Antoine de Tounens, completely independent from the territorial disputes between Chile and Argentina. | 122 |
| 35 | “Patagonie, et Detroit de Magellan, Terres Australes. Atlas spheroidal & universel de geographie dresse par F. A. Garnier, geographe.” Vve. Jules Renouard, Editeur, Rue de Tournon, no. 6, Paris. 1860. Sarazin, imp., r. Git-le-Coeur, 8, Paris in F. A. Garnier, Atlas spheroidal & universel de geographie (1862). | 124 |
| 36 | Atlas géographique, statistique, historique et chronologique des deux Amériques et des iles adjacentes; tr. de l’atlas exécuté en Amérique d’après Lesage, avec des nombreuses corrections et augmentations. Edited by J. A. C. Buchon. Paris, 1825. | 134 |
| 37 | Area of the map where photograph 746 and plate LX are located. Detail from the page detailing the location of the photographs and panoramic vistas inserted in the document. Evidencia Argentina …. W. & A. K. Johnston, Limited, Edinburgh and London, 1901. | 149 |
| 38 | William Winwood Reade, “A Map of African Literature” (1873). | 152 |
| 39 | “Islands in the Atlantic Ocean,” Lett’s Popular Atlas (1883). | 159 |
| 40 | “South America,” engraved by Emanuel Bowen. London, 1751. | 164 |
| 41 | “A View of Masa Fuero Island.” The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. … Vol. VI. Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul’s Church-Yard. | 165 |
| 42 | Screen-shot from a cell phone near the coast in Southern Maine. | 169 |
| 43 | Blue Marble. Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Jack Smith. NASA AS 17-148-22727. | 174 |
| 44 | “Ocean Chart” from The Hunting of the Snark. | 176 |
| 45 | Philippe Buache, “Carte de l’Océan Meridionale,” 1800. | 180 |
| 46 | One of the diagrams in D’Alembert and Diderot’s Encyclopédie. | 192 |
| 47 | Abstract drawing of a principle of topographic representation of height and relief with level curves. Source: Raisz E. J., Cartografía General, Ed. Omega, Barcelona, 1953. | 209 |
| 48a | Composite map to (Sheets 1–6), in Outlines of the physical and political divisions of south america … partly from scarce and original documents, published before |
220 |
| 48b | “Map of Africa Constructed for the Use of the National Schools of Ireland, under the Direction of the Commissioners”, by S. Arrowsmith, Hydrographer to the King, London, 1839. | 221 |
| 48c | “New Holland”. Drawn by A. Arrowsmith. Engraved by Sy. Hall. Published, 1817, by A. Constable & Co. Edinburgh. | 222 |
| 49 | “Historical Map of the World” in Le Sage’s Historical, Genealogical, Chronological and Geographical Atlas. London, 1818. | 228 |
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