AUTHORITIES.--The history of maps is dealt with ably in Vivien de
Saint Martin's _Histoire de la géographie_ (Paris, 1875), and in
Peschel's _Geschichte der Erdkunde_ (2nd ed. by Sophus Ruge, Berlin,
1877), as also by W. Wollkenhauer (_Leitfaden zur Geschichte der
Kartographie_, Breslau, 1895), and H. Zondervan (_Allgemeine
Kartenkunde_, Leipzig, 1901). J. Lelewel's _Geographie du moyen âge_,
with an atlas (Brussels, 1850-1857), has in part been superseded by
more recent researches. There are, however, a number of works,
beautifully illustrated, which deal fully with particular periods of
the subject. Among these may be mentioned Konrad Miller's _Die
ältesten Weltkarten_ (Stuttgart, 1895-1897), which only deals with
maps not influenced by the ideas of Ptolemy. The contents of the
following collections are more varied in their nature, viz. E. F.
Jomard's _Monuments de la géographie_ (Paris, 1862), Santarem's _Atlas
composé de mappemondes et de portulans_, &c. (Paris, 1842-1853, 78
plates). A. E. Nordenskiöld's _Facsimile Atlas_ (Stockholm, 1889),
Gabriel Marcell, _Choix de cartes et de mappemondes XIV^e et XV^e
siècles_ (Paris, 1896). C. H. Coote's _Remarkable Maps of the XVth,
XVIth and XVIIth Centuries reproduced in their Original Size_
(Amsterdam, 1894-1897), and _Bibliotheca lindesiana_ (London, 1898)
with facsimiles of the Harleian and other Dieppese maps of the 16th
century. Nautical charts are dealt with in A. E. Nordenskiöld's
_Periplus_ (Stockholm, 1869), and Th. Fischer's _Sammlung
mittelälterlicher Welt- und Seekarten_ (Vienna, 1886). The discovery
and mapping of America are illustrated by F. Kunstmann's _Entdeckung
Amerikas_ (Munich, 1859), K. Kretschmer's _Atlas zur Entdeckung
Amerikas_ (Berlin, 1892), G. Marcel's _Reproductions de cartes et de
globes relatives à la découverte de l'Amérique du XVI^e au XVIII^e
siècle_ (Paris, 1893) and E. L. Stevenson's _Maps Illustrating the
early Discovery and Exploration of America, 1502-1530_ (New Brunswick,
N.J., 1906). In addition to these collections, numerous single maps
have been published in geographical periodicals or separately. See
also V. Hantzsch and L. Schmidt, _Kartog. Denkmäler zur
Entdeckungsgeschichte von Amerika, Asien, Australien und Afrika aus
der k. Bibliothek zu Dresden_ (Leipzig, 1903), and the Crown
Collection of photographs of American maps (1600-1800), selected and
edited by A. B. Hulbert (Cleveland, 1904-1909).
For reports on the progress of cartography, see _Geographisches
Jahrbuch_ (Gotha, since 1866); for announcements of new publications,
_Bibliotheca geographica_, published annually by the Berlin
Geographical Society, and to the _geographical Journal_ (London).
_Topographical Surveys._
United Kingdom.
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