-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Giovanni Leardo's 1452 mappamundi held at the AGSL Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:16:05 -0500 From: Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> Organization: American Geographical Society Library ------------------ Greetings all, Recently one of our students scanned a facsimile of our 1452 Leardo map and added information otherwise only available in a brochure. The text helps explain a few of the features depicted on this unique world map. If you're interested in seeing the image, please feel free to take a look here: http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/leardo_full_screen.html You can further click on the various letters for a "zoomed-in" view. Enjoy! ************************************************** ANGELA R. COPE, Academic Map Librarian American Geographical Society Library UW Milwaukee Libraries 2311 E. Hartford Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/index.html Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday - Friday [log in to unmask] (414) 229-6282 (800) 558-8993 (US TOLL FREE) (414) 229-3624 (FAX) **************************************************