Portolan chart (DS9793) (Q43383)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18620231, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1862023, mssHM 2098)
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Portolan chart (DS9793)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18620231, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1862023, mssHM 2098)

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    Portolanos--England--17th century
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    Nautical charts--England--17th century
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    Nautical charts--Early works to 1800
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    Extent: f. 1 : parchment ; 400 x 590 mm
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    Anonymous portolan chart of the west coast of Europe from southern Scotland to Cape Palmas on the coast of Africa. Probably made in London by a member of the Thames School of Chartmakers at the beginning of the 17th century.
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    Span folios: f. 1r-v. Support: Parchment. Layout: Border is yellow band edged in black with simple arabesque and dot design, on three sides only, which suggests it may be a "half-chart" of the North Atlantic. Black and red ink for nomenclature, in a cursive hand with area names in display script.
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    Land masses outlined in color, islands painted red and green; 2 compass roses (main one with Tudor rose in center); usual 32 rhumb line network with black, red and green ink for the principal directions; latitude scale numbered from 5° to 56° N, no longitude; numbered distance scale in cartouche decorated with stylized leaf and fruit design; no decoration except for the distance scale and...
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    Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 1/15/2012.
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    No owners' markings; according to Anderson sale catalogue, chart was found in chest of documents related to Plymouth district of Devonshire, all dated before 1601. Belonged to E. Williams. Sale by Anderson, New York, Cat. 1430, 13 May 1919, n. 304 to G. D. Smith from whom it was acquired by Henry E. Huntington.
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    22 July 2024
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