CONTENTS
PAGE [The Leardo Map of the World, 1452 or 1453] 1 [The Calendar and the Inscription Beneath It] 2 [The Map Disk] 4 [Sources of Leardo’s Geography] 6 [The Known World According to Leardo] 10 [Asia] 10 [Africa] 15 [The Mediterranean] 16 [Europe] 17 [Notes] 21 [Appendix: Detailed Comments on the Map] 31 [Explanation] 31 [I. Northern Asia] 32 [II. Far Eastern Asia] 35 [III. India] 37 [IV. Central Asia] 40 [V. Persia] 41 [VI. Mesopotamia and Syria] 42 [VII. Arabia] 44 [VIII. Asia Minor] 45 [IX. Armenia, Caucasia, and Southeastern Russia] 46 [X. Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea] 47 [XI. Southern Africa] 47 [XII. Middle and Lower Nile Region] 49 [XIII. Upper Nile Region and West Africa] 50 [XIV. North Africa] 52 [XV. Black and Mediterranean Seas] 54 [XVI. Southwestern Europe] 55 [XVII. Atlantic Ocean and Islands] 56 [XVIII. Central Europe] 56 [XIX. Italy] 57 [XX. Southeastern Europe] 57 [XXI. Baltic Sea] 58 [XXII. Scandinavia] 58 [XXIII. Eastern Europe] 59 [XXIV. Far North] 60 [List of References] 63 [The Reproduction of the Leardo Map, by A. B. Hoen] 71