Portolan atlas, Italian; cartographic material (DS9773) (Q43323)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18620036, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1862003, mssHM 28)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Portolan atlas, Italian; cartographic material (DS9773) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18620036, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1862003, mssHM 28) |
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Ghisolfi, Francesco, active 16th century
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Portolanos--Italy--16th century
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Atlases (Geographic)--Italy--16th century
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between 1550 and 1599
16. century
1550Gregorian
1599
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Extent: ff. 14 : parchment ; 410 x 277 mm
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Support: Parchment.
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Layout: Single folios attached sequentially with stubs. Borders decorated with stylized acanthus leaves in gold, edged in black.
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Other Decoration: Black and red ink for nomenclature in a minuscule script with square capitals for display script; land masses outlined in azure and gold; charts with one compass rose each (except number 8, where it is omitted); usual 32 rhumb line network in black, red and green ink for the principal directions; no latitude or longitude; distance indicated on each chart by series of small...
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Probably made in Genoa, which was Ghisolfi's home town.
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Assigned Date: s. XVI2.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 1/13/2012.
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On flyleaf, "Hanrott 1328 letters 1833" in reference to Philip Augustus Hanrott sale, Evans, 1833, pt. I, n. 1328 to French; on verso of first flyleaf and on f. 1, Sir Thomas Phillipps' notes "Phillipps MS 22796"; an unsigned, undated note in a British hand on end flyleaf states "This atlas is by the same hand as the one in Riccardiana Florence No 3140 which has verses at the end dedicated to...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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