Two-dimensional projected map of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Ostrich Egg Globe (1504 CE) in a 2D Cartesian coordinate system according to a perfect equirectangular projection.

© Stefaan Missinne (2017)
 
Image sources:

• Verhoeven, G.; Missinne, S. J. (2017): Unfolding Leonardo da Vinci’s globe (ad 1504) to reveal its historical world map. In: J. Hayes, C. Ouimet, M. Santana Quintero, S. Fai und L. Smith (eds.): ICOMOS/ISPRS International Scientific Committee on Heritage Documentation (CIPA). 26th International CIPA Symposium – Digital Workflows for Heritage Conservation. Ottawa, Canada, 28.08.-01.09.2017. ISPRS (ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., IV-2/W2), 303–310.
   
  
• De Costa, B.F. (September 1879). "The Lenox Globe". The Magazine of American History. New York: A. S. Barnes. 3 (9): 12. Image adapted from http://www.rockvillepress.com/TIERRA/TEXTS/DECOSTA.HTM

Unless otherwise noted, the floatover descriptive text (tooltips) examples attached to map labels are derived from Jim Siebold's Renaissance Maps, 1500-1800, #314: The Lenox Globe (2018). They are only included for demonstration purposes.

Zoomify adaptation: Andrew Taylor, April 2019