La Cosmographie universelle
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La Cosmographie universelle is a 16th-century cosmographical and geographical compendium by French writer André Thevet that surveys the known world’s lands, peoples, and customs.
All labels observed (1)
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| La Cosmographie universelle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7638601 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Cosmographie universelle Context triple: [André Thevet, notableWork, La Cosmographie universelle]
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A.
Universalis Cosmographia
Universalis Cosmographia is a famous 1507 world map by Martin Waldseemüller, notable as the first known map to use the name "America" for the New World.
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B.
Theatrum Universalis Terrarum
Theatrum Universalis Terrarum is a 17th-century world atlas by Dutch cartographer Johannes Janssonius, renowned for its richly detailed maps and contribution to Golden Age cartography.
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C.
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is a pioneering 16th-century world atlas by Abraham Ortelius, often regarded as the first modern atlas for systematically compiling uniform maps of the known world.
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D.
Cosmographiae Introductio
Cosmographiae Introductio is a 1507 Latin cosmography book, best known for introducing and popularizing the name "America" for the newly discovered Western Hemisphere.
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E.
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana is a monumental 17th-century world atlas by Joan Blaeu, renowned for its richly detailed maps and lavish baroque cartography.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Cosmographie universelle Target entity description: La Cosmographie universelle is a 16th-century cosmographical and geographical compendium by French writer André Thevet that surveys the known world’s lands, peoples, and customs.
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A.
Universalis Cosmographia
Universalis Cosmographia is a famous 1507 world map by Martin Waldseemüller, notable as the first known map to use the name "America" for the New World.
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B.
Theatrum Universalis Terrarum
Theatrum Universalis Terrarum is a 17th-century world atlas by Dutch cartographer Johannes Janssonius, renowned for its richly detailed maps and contribution to Golden Age cartography.
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C.
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is a pioneering 16th-century world atlas by Abraham Ortelius, often regarded as the first modern atlas for systematically compiling uniform maps of the known world.
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D.
Cosmographiae Introductio
Cosmographiae Introductio is a 1507 Latin cosmography book, best known for introducing and popularizing the name "America" for the newly discovered Western Hemisphere.
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E.
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana
Atlas Maior, sive Cosmographia Blaviana is a monumental 17th-century world atlas by Joan Blaeu, renowned for its richly detailed maps and lavish baroque cartography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century book
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cosmographical work ⓘ geographical compendium ⓘ |
| author | André Thevet ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
cosmographer
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geographer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
cities
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climates ⓘ continents ⓘ countries ⓘ natural features ⓘ religions ⓘ social customs ⓘ |
| field |
cosmography
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geography ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmography
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geography ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Renaissance cosmography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | learned readers ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
customs of different peoples
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known world ⓘ lands of the world ⓘ peoples of the world ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | 16th century ⓘ |
| workOf | André Thevet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Cosmographie universelle Description of subject: La Cosmographie universelle is a 16th-century cosmographical and geographical compendium by French writer André Thevet that surveys the known world’s lands, peoples, and customs.
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