File:Portolan atlas of 9 charts and a world map, etc. Dedicated to Hieronymus Ruffault, Abbot of St. Vaast LOC 98687206-4.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionPortolan atlas of 9 charts and a world map, etc. Dedicated to Hieronymus Ruffault, Abbot of St. Vaast LOC 98687206-4.jpg |
English: Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor, on vellum. Each double-page illumination (col. diagrs., col. maps) 21 x 29 cm. Compass rose on inside back cover. "Maps 1, 2, and 10 show America. No. 1 shows the Gulf of California which Ulloa discovered in 1539. On the same map Yucatan is shown as an island, and the east and west coasts of North and South America are only partially shown. On no. 2, the east coasts of North and South America are shown in their entirety and the west coasts only partially. Clumps of trees in green and gold are shown on no. 1, near the Noluccas, and on no. 2, in the Brazilian region of South America. The oval world map (no. 10) shows Magellan's route around the world and a route from Spain to Peru. The 12 wind cherubs on this map are named." -- Ristow and Skelton, Nautical charts on vellum in the Library of Congress, 1977. LC Nautical charts on vellum, 5 Rosenthal 1914, 1884 Ruge 1916, p. 17-18 Wagner 1931, 33 Skelton , 19 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault |
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Title InfoField | [Portolan atlas of 9 charts and a world map, etc. Dedicated to Hieronymus Ruffault, Abbot of St. Vaast]. | ||
Shelf ID InfoField | G1001 .A4 1544 | ||
Parent InfoField | https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200m.gct00001/ | ||
Sheet title InfoField | Zodiac | ||
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Source | https://www.loc.gov/item/98687206/ | ||
Author | Agnese, Battista | ||
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Part of InfoField | American Memory · General Maps · Catalog · Geography And Map Division | ||
Subject InfoField | Earth · Early Works To 1800 · World Maps, Manuscript · Nautical Charts |
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