Cornell University Library Digital Collections

Geocentric Universe

Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator(s):
Mallet, Allain Manesson
Date:
1719
Subject:
Religion
Ethnocentrism
Full Title:
Systeme de L'Univers [Geocentric Universe]
Extent:
(cm, H x W) 15 x 10
ID Number:
1018.01
Source:
Mallet, Allain Manesson. 1719. Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreises. Frankfurt: J.A. Jung.
Collector's Notes:
The collection includes three cosmological maps of the universe on the geocentric model: ID #1002.01, from the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493); ID #1005, from an edition of Virgil (1552); and ID 1018, from a Mallet atlas (1719). All three support the Christian view of the sun revolving around the earth, although the Mallet version was published more than 170 years after Copernicus' De revolutionibus and more than 80 years after Galileo's Dialogo.
References:
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Rights:
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Identifier:
PJM_1018_01.jpg
Date posted:
2017-04-14

About the collection

This is a collection of “persuasive” cartography: maps intended primarily to influence the opinion of the viewer -- to send a message -- rather than to communicate geographic information. The collection reflects a variety of persuasive tools: allegorical, satirical and pictorial mapping; selective inclusion or exclusion; unusual projections, graphics and text; and intentional deception. Maps in the collection address a wide range of messages: religious, political, military, commercial, moral and social.