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Danzer, Gerald A. – Social Education, 1992
Describes a woodcut of the earliest map printed in a vernacular language, circa 1480. Discusses the location and representation of paradise, the winds, rivers, the world sea and islands, countries, and cities. Emphasizes the map as a world view of the late Middle Ages representing the popular culture of the time. (DK)
Descriptors: Cartography, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography, History Instruction