Anthony Jenkinson’s unique wall map of Russia (1562) and its influence on European cartography

This paper deals with the only extant copy of the newly found map of Russia of 1562 purchased for the Wroclaw University Library cartographic collection and covering the eastern end of Europe. The map under consideration is the result of first travels of Englishmen searching for the route to China i...

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Main Author: Krystyna Szykuła
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography 2008-12-01
Series:Belgeo
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/8827