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Waldseemueller Gores

This work sold at Christie’s in June 2005 is known as the Waldseemueller Gores and portrays the earth as a globe. It consists of 12 connected gores – or sections of a curved surface – printed on a sheet of paper measuring 7.2 inches by 13.8 inches. This rare 500 year old map came from the first set of maps to identify the New World as ‘America’ and depict the Pacific Ocean.

Waldseemueller Gores
Christie’s Images Ltd. 2009

There are only three other known examples of the Waldseemueller Gores – one at the University of Minnesota and two in German libraries.

 

Peter Barber, head of Maps at the British Library, said the Waldseemueller Gores and wall map were the first to use the name ‘America’ and the first to depict the Pacific Ocean, even though it had not been discovered at the time.

 

 

Antique world map

Although there has historically been a demand for map & atlases that exceeds supply, causing substantial increases in value, there is no guarantee that this will be the case in the future. Demand for map & atlases of a particular area or type may be affected by regional or world trends and tastes.
 


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