Index to Olaus Magnus Unit - Bell Library: Maps and Mapmakers

An index to the Olaus Magnus Unit of the Maps and Mapmakers Course from the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota. Please click on this page - OLAUS MAGNUS UNIT Home Page - to begin. Click on the "Index" button on the menu to return to this index.

Biography of the Mapmaker. [Please click here to enter Life of the Mapmaker section.]

Who is Olaus Magnus?
Magnus' youth
Travels to Rome and other places
Making the map
Writing the Historia?

The Carta Marina. [Please click here to enter a section about the map.]

The complete title
Publishing the map
Limitations to size: paper
Limitations to size: printing
The shape and size of the map
Sources used by Olaus Magnus
The importance of the map:
Contributions to geography
Keys to the map
Uses for the map
Versions created from the original
Copies in existence

The Historia. [Please click here to enter a section about the book.]

The earliest comprehensive history of Scandinavia
A title that tells a story
Content to support the Carta Marina
Publication
Sources

A Virtual Tour of the Map. [Please click here to enter a section showing details of the maps.]

Map Section A: Iceland
Map Section B: Lapland
Map Section C: Northern Regions
Map Section D: Islands
Map Section E: Norway/Sweden
Map Section F: Moscovie
Map Section G: Britain and the Legend of the Map
Map Section H: Denmark
Map Section I: Livonia and a chart of Scandinavian tribes

Bibliography for the Olaus Magnus Unit.

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VISUAL SUPPORT FOR THE UNIT

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Olaus Magnus Carta Marina as a whole.

Nine detail sections:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
Note: these are very large files.

Illustrations from the Historia appear in that section.

	An index to the Olaus Magnus Unit of the Maps and Mapmakers Course from the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota. Please click on this page - OLAUS MAGNUS UNIT Home Page - to begin. Click on the "Index" button on the menu to return to this index.
Biography of the Mapmaker. [Please click here to enter Life of the Mapmaker section.]
	Who is Olaus Magnus? Magnus' youth Travels to Rome and other places Making the map Writing the Historia?
The Carta Marina. [Please click here to enter a section about the map.]
	The complete title Publishing the map Limitations to size: paper Limitations to size: printing The shape and size of the map Sources used by Olaus Magnus The importance of the map: Contributions to geography Keys to the map Uses for the map Versions created from the original Copies in existence
The Historia. [Please click here to enter a section about the book.]
	The earliest comprehensive history of Scandinavia A title that tells a story Content to support the Carta Marina Publication Sources
A Virtual Tour of the Map. [Please click here to enter a section showing details of the maps.]
	Map Section A: Iceland Map Section B: Lapland Map Section C: Northern Regions Map Section D: Islands Map Section E: Norway/Sweden Map Section F: Moscovie Map Section G: Britain and the Legend of the Map Map Section H: Denmark Map Section I: Livonia and a chart of Scandinavian tribes
Bibliography for the Olaus Magnus Unit.
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VISUAL SUPPORT FOR THE UNIT
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*Olaus Magnus Carta Marina* as a whole**.
	Nine detail sections: A B C D E F G H I Note: these are very large files. *Illustrations from the Historia* appear in that section.**