The Portolan

Issue #10 - September 1, 1987

ARTICLES

Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler’s First Chart. By Charles A. Burroughs.

Astrolabes. A summary by Don Orlando of a presentation to the Society by Sharon Thibideau.

Washington Map Society Map Display. A report by Michael S. Hirsch of a member display and discussion of maps in their collections.

A Note on Seville (Spain) in Braun and Hogenberg’s “Civitates Orbis Terrarum.” By Jonathan T. Lanman.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

A regular feature in The Portolan, this is a bibliographic listing of articles and books appearing worldwide on antique maps and globes and the history of cartography. By Eric W. Wolf.

SHORTER ITEMS

1. Washington Map Society Meetings, September - December 1987.

2. Exhibitions and Meetings, September - December 1987.