[Manuscript portolan atlas of the world] : Map 1550

Publication/Creation:

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

[Manuscript portolan atlas of the world] : Map 1550

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Additional Author/Creators:

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Maps
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Description/Summary

Summary:

Description: Includes charts of the Pacific Ocean, North and South America, Southeast Asia, and the East Indies, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. As well as maps of Spanish North America, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico, eastern North America, the West Indies, northern South America, western Spain and Portugal, northwestern Africa, and Atlantic islands between 45? North and 5? South, western Ireland, and Atlantic islands between 40-60? North. There is a map of South America and central Africa, Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula. Charts showing the coasts of Africa, India, southern and southeastern Asia, the East Indies, the Indian Ocean, and the South China Sea. There is a chart of Europe and the British Isles with miniature portraits of European rulers. Chart of Spain, Portugal, and the northwestern coast of Africa, of the western, central and eastern Mediterranean Sea. A chart of the Black Sea and Bosporus and a chart of the Aegean Sea and Bosporus.

Language:

Italian

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource

General Note:

AMDigital Reference: VAULT Ayer MS map 12.
Keywords: New Territories; Pacific Ocean; North America; South America; Southeast Asia; the East Indies; Atlantic Ocean; Europe; Arabian Peninsula; Spanish North America; Mexico; Gulf of Mexico; West Indies; Central America; Spain; Portugal; North Africa; Ireland; Central Africa; Africa; Madagascar; India; Indian Ocean; South China Sea; Great Britain; Mediterranean Sea; Black Sea; Bosporus; Aegean Sea; map, portolan chart, early exploration

Local Note:

Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.

Location of Originals:

The Newberry Library

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Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936996626702486