[Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean, the Baltic Sea, and the northwestern African coast].
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2005109
Description
- Title
- [Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean, the Baltic Sea, and the northwestern African coast].
- Creator
- Doran, Edmund.
- Published / Created
- 1586
- Copyright Date
- [1586]
- Publication Place
- n.p
- Description
-
Contains eleven compass roses.
Decoration: city views with banners, figures sitting on thrones, holding swords and armorial shields; animals; three fleur-de-lis.
Imperfect: chipped along bottom edge, with some loss of map.
Includes degrees of latitude along left edge: 25°N to 65°N.
Pen-and-ink in black, red, blue and green.
Portolan chart with seaport names given for all coastlines.
Title devised by cataloger. - Extent
- 1 map : manuscript, color, vellum ; 65 x 92 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Scale
- Scale not determined.
- Coordinates
- a
- Language
-
Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Art Storage 30cea 1586
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- cartographic
- Genre
-
Manuscript maps.
Portolan charts. - Resource Type
- Maps, Atlases & Globes
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Black Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Mediterranean Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800.
North Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800. - Subject (Topic)
-
Nautical charts--Black Sea--Early works to 1800.
Nautical charts--Mediterranean Sea--Early works to 1800.
Nautical charts--North Atlantic Ocean--Early works to 1800.
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 11225524
- Object ID (OID)
- 2005109