Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
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2005112
Description
- Title
- Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Creator
- Roselli, Petrus, active 1446-1468, cartographer
- Published / Created
- [approximately 1450-1475]
- Publication Place
- Mallorca?
- Publisher
- Petrus Roselli?
- Description
-
BEIN Art Storage 49cea 1425: Imperfect: lower left corner and bottom edge torn, with some loss of map; slight holes throughout. With leather thone tie on left edge.
Portolan chart with seaport names given for all coastlines.
Title devised by cataloger.
Pen-and-ink in black, red, blue and green.
Constantinople shown still in Christian possession; Thrace in possession of the Turks.
Contains two compass roses.
Decoration: city views with banners. - Extent
- 1 map : 56 x 104 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Scale
- Scale not determined.
- Language
-
Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Art Storage 49cea 1425
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Early works to 1800
Manuscript maps
Portolan charts - Material
- manuscript, color, vellum ;
- Resource Type
- cartographic image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea - Subject (Topic)
-
Maps
Nautical charts - Subjects
-
Mediterranean Sea > Maps > Early works to 1800
Black Sea > Maps > Early works to 1800
Nautical charts > Mediterranean Sea > Early works to 1800
Nautical charts > Black Sea > 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
- 11225503
- Object ID (OID)
- 2005112