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LAON GLOBE OF 1493 161 ment. The other differences between this map and its predeces- sors are trivial. The general idea of the island series is the same so far as it is disclosed, and it is hardly to be doubted that all elements of the islands of Antillia would have been presented in the main on this map as they are by Roselli and Beccario, if there had been room to do so. THE LAON GLOBE OF 1493 The Laon globe, 26 1493, though mainly older, certainly had room enough, but it appears to have formed part of some mech- anism and to have had only a secondary or incidental, and in part rather careless, application to geography. It shows two elongated islands, Antela and Salirosa, undoubtedly meant for Antillia and Salvagio. Perhaps the globe maker had at command only a somewhat defaced specimen of a map like Bianco's or that of Weimar, showing perforce only two islands, and merely copied them, guessing at the dim names and outlines, without thinking or caring whether anything more were implied or making any farther search. This is apparently the last instance in which the larger two islands of the old group or series, marked by their traditional names or what are meant for such, appear together. OTHER MAPS It may seem strange that certain other notable maps, for ex- ample Giraldi I426, 27 Valsequa 1 439, 28 and Fra Mauro I459, 29 show nothing of Antillia and its neighbors. Perhaps the makers were not interested in these far western parts of the ocean, or the narratives on which Beccario and the rest based their maps had not reached them; more likely they were skeptical and un- willing to commit themselves. 28 A. E. Nordenskiold, Facsimile-Atlas, p. 73, map in text. 27 Theobald Fischer, Portfolio 8 (Facsimile del Portolano di Giacomo Giraldi di Venezia dell' anno 1426). 28 Original in Majorca. A good copy is owned by T. Solberg, Register of Copy- rights, Washington, D. C. 21 Theobald Fischer, Portfolio 15 (Facsimile del Mappamondo di Fra Mauro dell' anno 1457 [i459])-