Portolan chart; cartographic material; manuscript (DS9608) (Q42828)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b1842787x, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1842787, mssHM 45)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Portolan chart; cartographic material; manuscript (DS9608) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b1842787x, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1842787, mssHM 45) |
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Maps (documents)--16th 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 1502].
16. century
1500Gregorian
1515Gregorian
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Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 585 x 942 mm
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Title from printed catalog.
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Possibly made in Italy after a Portuguese prototype early in the sixteenth century. A. Magnaghi in Il planisfero del 1523 della Biblioteca del Re in Torino (Florence 1929) 27 and G. Caraci in Tabulae geographicae vetustiores in Italia adservatae (Florence 1932) 3:62 attribute this chart to Amerigo Vespucci. It belonged to arctic traveller Richard King (1811?-76) and was bought in London by...
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Black and red ink for nomenclature in a minuscule script with area names in square capitals; land masses outlined in color with islands painted in blue or red, gold or silver; 12 compass roses with the usual 32 rhumb line network in black, red, and green ink for principal directions; double latitude scales (numbered 5° higher on right than on left) and double equator (to compensate for...
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Parchment, f. 1 (full skin); 585 x 942 including left extension (map size, 530 x 772) mm. Top and bottom border decorated with gold in trellis pattern, latitude scales form borders at left and right.
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Also widely known as the "King-Hamy Portolan chart".
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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