(Q42825)
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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
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Manuscripts (documents)--France--16th century
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Nautical charts--Early works to 1800
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1547].
16. century
1547Gregorian
1547Gregorian
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Extent: 34 leaves : parchment ; 280 x 390 mm
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Title from printed catalog.
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On title page, f. 1, under an armillary sphere is written "Nicolas Vallard de Dieppe, 1547." Vallard was probably not the cartographer, but the first owner, whose coat of arms may be those in the center of the border illustrations on chart 11: argent on a saltire sable (or gules?) five besants, in chief a mullet sable pierced of the field. Owned by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord...
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Also widely known as the "Vallard atlas".
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Parchment, ff. iv (early modern parchment and paper) + 34 (17 sheets folded in center, back sides of nautical charts are blank) + iv (early modern parchment and paper); 390 ₉ 280 mm. (map size, 370 ₉ 480 mm. on double page openings, with many variants).
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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