Portolan chart; cartographic material (DS9618) (Q42858)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18521873, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1852187, mssHM 427)
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Portolan chart; cartographic material (DS9618)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18521873, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1852187, mssHM 427)

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    Portolan chart; cartographic material
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    Atlases (Geographic)--Italy--16th century
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    Portolanos--Italy--16th century
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    Maps (documents)--Italy--16th century
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    Manuscripts (documents)--Italy--16th century
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    World maps--Early works to 1800
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    Nautical charts--Early works to 1800
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    Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 1020 x 1520 (1010 x 1515) mm
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    Title from printed catalog.
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    Parchment, f. 1 (full skin); 1020 x 1520 (1010 x 1515 including left extension) mm. Red border at top edged by black band that continues around left side, no borders on bottom or right.
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    Written in Naples and dated 7 May 1516 by Vesconte Maggiolo. Black and red ink for nomenclature in a minuscule hand with area names in gothic script.
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    American coast, Scotland, and England outlined in color (very faded), other land masses in black ink only; 10 compass roses with usual 32 rhumb line network in black, red and green ink for the principal directions; latitude scale numbered from 40° S to 67° N, no longitude; 4 unnumbered scales of distance; decorated with imaginary animals, kings in pavillions, vignettes of cities, banners, 3...
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    Inscribed near top: "Vesconte de Maiollo ianuensis conposuy hanc cartan in Neapoly anno 1516 die vij Maiy". Coat of arms of first owner (?): azure, 3 bands sinister argent (?), on a chief argent (?) oak leaves in saltire. Pencilled number on the back "11627." Exhibited by Paul Gottschalk in 1914 (see Boston Evening Transcript, 1 April 1914, p. 25). Sold by Otto Lange, Cat. 43 (Florence 1922...
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    22 July 2024
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    22 July 2024
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