The world for a king : Pierre Desceliers' world map of 1550

INTRODUCTION . . 7
THE CARTOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND . . 7
DIEPPE AND THE NORMAN TRADITION OF CARTOGRAPHY . . 13
HENRY II AND HIS INTEREST IN MAPS AND GEOGRAPHY . . 26
PIERRE DESCELIERS AND HIS WORKS . . 30
THE MORGAN LIBRARY ATLAS . . 37
THE 1546 MAP . . 38
THE 1553 MAP . . 43
THE 155O MAP . . 47
THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT ON NORMAN MAPS . . 59
THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORMAN MAPS . . 72

FACSIMILE WITH COMMENTARIES . . 77

APPENDIX: THE 155O MAP'S LONG LEGENDS . . 162
NOTES . . 176
INDEX . . 189