Map of the World from Early European Exploration
Title
Map of the World from Early European Exploration
Description
This is a map that shows a European idea of what the world looked like during the age of exploration. Map makers would create detail works of art that heightened the mystery and exoticism that surrounded the Americas and East Asia.
Creator
Diago Homem
Source
Gould Library Special Collections, Carleton College
Date
Early 15th century
Original Format
map
Citation
Diago Homem, “Map of the World from Early European Exploration,” Art in Early Modern Europe: 1450 - 1789, accessed June 15, 2025, https://histangelproject.omeka.net/items/show/54.