| Martin Waldseemüller’s Construction Gores | |
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Origin |
Martin Waldseemüller |
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Type |
Map Segments |
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Effects |
Reorganizes components for more equal spacing |
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Downsides |
Summons large volumes of water |
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Activation |
Intentionally adjusting the pieces |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 10 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
Ptolemy-628F |
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Shelf |
744085-2916-408 |
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Date of Collection |
April 9, 1708 |
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Origin[]
Martin Waldseemüller was a German cartographer noted for being one of the first mapmakers to name the newly discovered western lands “America”, in honor of explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Printed in 1507, the Universalis Cosmographia shows America as two separate landmasses connected by a thin strip of land. Using accounts from contemporary explorers, he added in the new discoveries into one of Ptolemy’s atlases, considered to accurately represent the Old World. Accounting for already known locations such as Malacca in the East Indies, Waldseemüller understood that these new lands had to be separate from Eurasia. The only sensible assumptions he could make were the continents were spread further apart than before, and another ocean separated the Americas and known world.
A singular print has survived, which is now on permanent display in the Library of Congress. However, Waldseemüller also created globe gores, flat segments that could be glued together to form a physical globe by aligning the curves.
Effects[]
Moving the pieces around will cause the enclosing space to reorganize itself. Any unbolted object or workstation well be moved around into an optimal pattern, allowing ample space for large, fragile or hazardous elements. It also slowly conjures water wherever the user goes, growing in intensity with time until the whole ground is swamped.