Plate 13
Oronce Fine, French, 1494–1555
Nova, et Integra Universi Orbis Descriptio (1532)

11-7⁄16 x 16⅝ in. (29 x 42 cm)
Paris, 1540

A double-cordiform (heart-shaped) map, this woodcut is recognized as a formidable, pioneering mathematical achievement and, as such, served as the basis for Mercator’s famous world map of 1538 (see plate 20).