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Ristow: American Maps and Mapmakers
John Arrowsmith
When Catlin first issued his portfolio
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the map was consistently updated to reflect the results of the explorations and surveys in the region
Bayer, Johann. Aries. Augsburg, 1603. Huard Ristow: American Maps and MapmakersJohann Bayer Aries From "Uranometria, omnium asterismorum continens schemata" Augsburg, 1603 15 1 2" x 12 3 4" Bayer was the first accurate star atlas. A lawyer and amateur astronomer, he was the first to signify the location of the stars within a given constellation by the use of Greek letters (with the addition of the Latin alphabet for constellations with more than 24 stars). This strikingly simple innovation greatly improved the identification of
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