fredag den 30. april 2010

The Beauty of Maps


Et kort kan være kunst ... og kartografen er kunstneren ...
/Sik


When made right a map is not just useful is is a work of art ...
/Sik

EXAMPLES OF LEONARDO DA VINCI CARTOGRAPHY WORK!


- LEONARDO DA VINCI MAPS: TOWN IMOLA, ITALY -

Map: Town of Imola, Cesare Borgia’s stronghold

YEAR: 1502

LEONARDO’S AGE: 50

Leonardo created a map of Cesare Borgia’s stronghold, a town plan of Imola in order to win his patronage. When presenting it to Cesare, the powerful leader must have been left in a state of awe. People at the time had hardly heard of maps let alone seen one. Maps themselves held a magical feel to them at the time as it would have seemed as if one was holding a piece of land in the palm of their hands! Cesare hired Leonardo upon seeing the map as his chief military engineer/ architect.

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