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Description: | The Dallas Pratt collection contains over 200 historical maps dating from the 12th century to the early 17th century. Most are printed, some are significant manuscript maps and there are several extremely rare examples such as the earliest in the collection, a manuscript map on vellum dating from 12th century France. There is also an example of the first map ever printed: a woodcut, it appeared in the Etymologiae of Isidore of Seville and was published in Augsburg in 1472. The most historically significant map in the collection is the 1494 edition of Columbus's letter to Isabella of Castille in which he informs her of the 'islands in the Indian sea' he had recently discovered. Published in Latin in Basle, Switzerland, this edition was the first to contain illustrations and a 'map' (more precisely a pictorial chart) of the New World.
The archive collection includes the Dallas Pratt collection of over 200 historical maps, prints and books featuring cartography which is a strength of the museum. There is also a collection of manuscripts and other archives. | Subjects: | Documents (historic) Documents (commercial) Archives Prints Documents (personal) | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Claverton Manor
Bath,
BA2 7BD | FAX: | 01225 480 726 | Telephone: | 01225 460 503 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:65 | Go to resource |
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