Renaissance cartographers

GPTKB entity

Statements (67)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cartographers
gptkbp:activeDuring Renaissance
gptkbp:collaboratedWith explorers
gptkbp:contributedTo geography
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Oceania
gptkb:Asia
Africa
Europe
detailed maps
the_Americas
gptkbp:depicts newly discovered lands
gptkbp:developedBy thematic maps
gptkbp:employs perspective
gptkbp:formed included illustrations
depicted natural features
included annotations
included legends
included trade information
reflected cultural influences
reflected political boundaries
showed climate zones
showed political power dynamics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Renaissance cartographers
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkb:Abraham_Ortelius
gptkb:Martin_Waldseemüller
gptkb:Sebastian_Münster
gptkb:Johannes_Schöner
Gerardus Mercator
Nicolas de Nicolay
gptkbp:influenced humanism
the Age of Discovery
modern cartography
navigation techniques
cartographic conventions
gptkbp:influencedBy exploration
gptkbp:is_a_member_of the arts
gptkbp:is_a_place_for navigation
gptkbp:is_involved_in international trade
scientific expeditions
colonization
gptkbp:is_known_for accuracy
innovative designs
topographical maps
the use of color
the use of symbols
artistic maps
the use of cartouches
the use of detailed illustrations.
the use of grids
the use of perspective in maps
the use of scale
gptkbp:is_part_of the Enlightenment
scientific revolution
gptkbp:is_used_in navigators
gptkbp:notableFor mapmaking
gptkbp:produces atlases
gptkbp:research ancient maps
gptkbp:route trade routes
gptkbp:uses mathematics
geographical surveys
latitude and longitude
new techniques
printing technology
sailing directions
gptkbp:utilizes scientific knowledge
compasses