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Mayers and Dr. Osipov Igor A. (2008 and 2009). We can notice that the papers by many other scholars of the western Europe and of the USA already mentioned here that were issued brought benefits for the subject considered here from the time since the Jenkinson's map has been rediscovered (1987). The subsequent papers by the author during the period as well tried to enlarge the field of the investigation and still are bringing new reflections.

Therefore the author hopes that the full version of *Monograph* will bring much more

At the end, summing up the benefit of the rediscovered genuine copy of the map in question we should answer the question "what has its recovery brought?" There are as follows:

2. The confirmation of the territorial range which has been portrayed by Ortelius and

3. The differences in arrangement, number and the contents of cartouches and boxed texts

4. The knowledge of the two new co-creators of the genuine copy of the map. They are the engraver Nicolaus Reinoldus and the editor Clement Adams, who both to the very moment of rediscovery were not connected with the map in question. The notice directed to the printer Reginald Wolf and the painter Jan de Schille should be not

5. The knowledge of the much richer content in relation to the original and renditions in

6. Jenkinson was the first who determined the distance and the direction to China by means of the description which he placed in the lower right-hand corner as follows (in translation from Latin to Polish and then to English): "*Thirty days of the travel in the eastern direction from Kashkhar begins the frontiers of the Chinese Empire (Cataye). From this frontier is three-month of travel to Cumbalcu"(*= Cambaluc – the early name of Beijing, now Peking). However, we also know that in the place of Siberia region *"Regnum Cathay"*  Waldseemüller puts in his world map of 1513. Hence maybe *"Kitaia Lacvs"* taken his

7. We can presume, how it happened that the genuine Jenkinson's copy has been found in Wrocław city. Probably it was sent from Antwerp or from Ortelius himself to one of the learned officials in the city who were in close relation at that time. The author could drawn this conclusion thanks to the examinations by Curator of maps Joost Depuydt at Antwerp FelixArchief who carried out the investigation on Ortelius' activity. However, this is not yet proved by appropriate document because of the huge amount of correspondence to be read and dispersed in different places of the world, among others in Wrocław University Library or Harry Ranson Humanities Research Center (from the

8. Unfortunately, an information on one more copy of the genuine Jenkinson's map which was said to be found in State Library in Leningrad could be sensational if trustworthy. It appears to be untruthfull, and has been given by Leo Bagrow in his article in Imago

all elements as: genre scenes, boxed texts, decorative borders and so on.

paper kindly sent to the author by Professor Christian Coppens)

Mundi 5, 1965, p. 62 . Reprint edition of 1925 I.M.

valuable results and will do its good for the Jenkinson's map and its examination.

1. Quite a new image of the Jenkinson's map – both in general view and its size.

territorial discrepancy of de Jode's rendition.

placed in them in every of these maps.

neglected as well.

name.

Krystyna Szykuła

*Wrocław University Library Department of the Cartographical Collection (retired), Wrocław, Poland* 
