The Cartographic Fool: Prints, Religion, and Visual Culture in Renaissance Europe (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783111138206)

The Cartographic Fool uncovers the story of the "Fool's Cap Map," an engraving published ca. 1595 in Antwerp. Placing it in northern Europe during the Wars of Religion, the book identifies its maker, Philips Galle, restores its title, Nosce Te Ipsum ("Know Thyself"), and explains its motifs as a brief Catholic response to the Reformed Church's embrace of global maps.

Author: Michael J. Sauter
ISBN-10: 3111138208
ISBN-13: 9783111138206
Publisher: de Gruyter
Language: English
Published: 05/14/2026
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d