Cornell University Library Digital Collections

Geocentric Universe

Title:
Geocentric Universe
Full Title:
Systeme de L'Univers [Geocentric Universe]
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator(s):
Mallet, Allain Manesson
Date:
1719
Date posted:
2017-04-14
ID Number:
1018.01
Identifier:
PJM_1018_01.jpg
Subject:
Religion
Ethnocentrism
Extent:
(cm, H x W) 15 x 10
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.
Note:
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact
Source:
Mallet, Allain Manesson. 1719. Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreises. Frankfurt: J.A. Jung.
References:
For full details on references, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/references.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Rights:
For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.

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.