Typus Orbis Universalis

Creator

• Sebastian Münster

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Identifier

metapth190383

Description

Medieval and Renaissance European maps divided the winds into groups of four, eight, and twelve. These winds related to the cardinal directions and had ancient mythological origins. A chapter in Aristotle’s book Meteorologica described and named the twelve winds, and Münster’s map names all, except for one: Septentrio (north), Aquilo (north, northeast), Cacias (east, northeast), Sub Solanus (east), Eurus (east, southeast), Euroauster, [Meridionis] (south), Austroafricus (south, southwest), Africus Lips (west, southwest), Zephirus (West), Chorus (west, northwest), and Circius (north, northwest).

Archival Date

1550

Location

67/5

Collection Name

Cartographic Connections

Collection Number

2000-576

Publisher

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries

Original Format

Map

File Format

JPG

Rights

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Subjects

World; America; Europe; Asia; Africa

Item Type

image