Portolan atlas; cartographic material (DS9616) (Q42852)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b1849982x, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1849982, mssHM 25)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Portolan atlas; cartographic material (DS9616) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b1849982x, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1849982, mssHM 25) |
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Agnese, Battista, active 16th century
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Heber, Richard, 1773-1833
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North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827
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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
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Maps (documents)--16th century
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Portolanos--Italy--15th Century
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Atlases (Geographic)--Italy--15th Century
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Manuscripts (documents)--Italy--16th century
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Nautical charts--Early works to 1800
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approximately 1540].
16. century
1535Gregorian
1545Gregorian
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Extent: 1 volume with 13 leaves : parchment ; 223 x 160 mm. (8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
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Title from printed catalog.
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Charts in the characteristic style of Battista Agnese, probably made in Venice, since Venetian linguistic forms appear in map notations; they can be dated about 1539-40, based on geographical features.
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Parchment, ff. i + 13 (12 sheets folded in center and pasted back to back) + iii; 223 ₉ 160 mm. (map size, 193 ₉ 293 mm. on double page openings). Bifolia attached sequentially. Single ruled black borders. Modern pencilled foliation. Black and red ink for nomenclature in a minuscule script with square capitals for display script; land masses outlined in blue ink with islands painted gold...
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Bound, s. XVI, in Italian red morocco over wooden boards, stamped in gold with fleurets and ornamental designs on front and back (the same as HM 26); remains of 4 clasps.
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Arms of first owner (?) on f. 1, partly erased or painted out: or an indistinct object sable (?) on a chief gules a cross argent. Owner's markings "676" and "H VIII n.3" pencilled on front pastedown along with "436 Guilford" indicating the sale of Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford (1766-1827), London, 8 December 1830, n. 436 to Thomas Thorpe. "Th 1833" and "Heber" in Phillipps' hand on...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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