Re Globus Mundi 1509. Grüninger | ||||||||
Location of Caliqut | West (115th) of Taprobana | East (145th) of Taprobana | East (145th) of Taprobana | East (145th) of Taprobana | East (145th) of Taprobana | West (115th) of Taprobana (see King Hamy Map) | ||
Westform of the Island of Cuba | Bifocal (grip of a cane) | less accentuated | less accentuated | less accentuated | less accentuated | Bifocal (grip of a cane) | ||
Size of Madagascar | Below Capricorn. sign of a | Across Capricorn | Across Capricorn | Across Capricorn | Across Capricorn | Below Capricorn | ||
corrected woodframe | s. King Hamy Map 1502 | |||||||
Use of “9” for “CVS” | Yes. 6 x | yes. 6 x | yes. 6x | yes. 6x | yes 6x | No | ||
Misspelling of LIBIA INFERIOR & ZIPAGRI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YES LIBIA INFERIOR (after Ptolomy Bologna 1462/1477 | ||
Language | Latin | Latin | Latin | Latin | Latin | Latin | ||
Cartouche with a dedication | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
NW Continental land ends | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes < (after CANTINO 1502) | ||
Number of squares and parts thereof | 666 | 666 | 666 | 666 | 666 | 648 | ||
Form of the gores | 12th segment adds 8 degrees | 12th segment adds 8 deg | 12th segment adds 8 deg | 12th segment adds 8 deg | 12th segment adds 8 deg | Length is identical. Width equivalent of 360 degrees | ||
length differs (6th is longer) | length differs (6th is longer) | length differs (6th is longer) | length differs (6st is longer) | Length differs (6th is longer) | ||||
Gores are numbered | No | No | No | No | No | YES (upside down). Manual for construction & Timeline? | ||
Number of Figures | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 80 or 35% more than the woodcuts. | ||
Text Below | “Z”“Diameter Globi” (11.5 cm) | No | No | No | No | UNIVERSALIS COSMOGRAPHIE | ||
DESCRIPTIO TAM IN SOLIDO QVEM PLANO | ||||||||
Scale duration day/night | 280 degree | 280 degree | 280 degree | 280 degree | 280 degree | 280 degree with hours daylight | ||
HABET DIEM HORARVM 12 | ||||||||
Intervall of Degrees | 10 - 360 | 10 - 360 | 10 - 360 | 10 - 360 | 10 - 360 | 10 - 360 | ||
Extral Nomenclatura/ Decoration | None | None | None | None | None | Wobbly waves (as Ptolomy Bologna 1462/1477) | ||
Winds | None | None | None | None | None | YES. 12. | ||
Unknown Nomenclatura | None | None | None | None | None | COD (“Consecrat. Offert. Dicat”). GARADVRI. | ||
AFFRICA SVPERIOR (s. Gordianus) | ||||||||
Extant Number of Samples | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Equator drawn according to a sea chart | split 7th to 9th gore | split 7th to 9th gore | split 7th to 9th gore | split 7th to 9th gore | split 7th to 9th gore | Perfect Horizontal Double engraved Line | ||
and not according to Ptolomy! | ||||||||