{"product_id":"planisphere-de-urbano-monte","title":"Antique Map - Urbano Monte Planisphere 1587 - Art Paper (SOLD UNFRAMED) - 100 x 100 cm","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn absolute masterpiece of Renaissance cartography.\u003c\/strong\u003e 🗺️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the world map by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrbano Monte\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the \u003cstrong\u003emost spectacular visions of our planet ever realized\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUrbano Monte (1544-1613) was an \u003cstrong\u003eunconventional Renaissance figure\u003c\/strong\u003e. Unlike many of his contemporary cartographers who were navigators or professional engravers, Monte was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elearned Milanese gentleman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e who devoted his fortune and time to the \u003cstrong\u003ecompilation of universal knowledge\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map remained relatively unknown to the general public until \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. That year, collector \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Rumsey \u003c\/strong\u003eacquired one of the few surviving manuscript copies and had it digitized in high resolution. Experts then digitally assembled the 60 sheets for the first time, \u003cstrong\u003erevealing the splendor of Urbano Monte's project\u003c\/strong\u003e. ✨\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e60 manuscript sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e for a final diameter of \u003cstrong\u003e3 meters\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is \u003cstrong\u003ethe largest world map of its century\u003c\/strong\u003e. A \u003cstrong\u003etechnical feat\u003c\/strong\u003e that shows that outsized ambition did not wait for the digital age. ✍️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong before satellites, Monte conceived a \u003cstrong\u003epolar projection\u003c\/strong\u003e. The North Pole is at the center, and the world radiates around it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor him, a map is not just for orientation, it is \u003cstrong\u003ea narrative\u003c\/strong\u003e. It features sea monsters, unicorns, and Japanese ambassadors. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cartopolo","offers":[{"title":"100 x 100 cm \/ Hammered art paper 340g\/m2","offer_id":40799243567138,"sku":"URBANO","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7854\/4418\/products\/affiche-planisphere-ancien-urbano-monte-papier-dart-991028.jpg?v=1708117560","url":"https:\/\/cartopolo.fr\/en\/products\/planisphere-de-urbano-monte","provider":"Cartopolo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}