Isidore of Seville, Etymologies

A seventh-century encyclopedia of world knowledge — and, in its first printing, the earliest example of a printed map of the world.

Made by

Isidore of Seville (d. 636); printed by Günther Zainer

Date

Written 7th century; printed Augsburg, 1472

Held by

First printed edition (Augsburg, 1472)

Medium

Woodcut

Plates

1

Image credits

• Plate 1: Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae (Augsburg: Günther Zainer, 1472); reproduction of a public-domain woodcut. License: Public domain. Source page ↗