Jiří Martínek:
Klaudyánově mapě je 500 let

Abstract

Klaudyan’s map is 500 years old

500 years ago, in 1518, the first printed map of Bohemia was published. Its author was Mikuláš Klaudyán († cca 1521), physician and printer from Mladá Boleslav. The cca 1:618 000 scale map is rich in decoration and is not only a cartographic but also an art piece.

Language: czech

Keywords: Klaudyan’s map; history of cartography; Nicolaus Claudianus