Map
[Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea ca. 1320-1350 : manuscript chart of the Mediterranean and Black seas on vellum].
Format |
Map |
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Dates |
1320 |
Location |
Black Sea Mediterranean Sea |
Language |
Italian |
Subjects |
Black Sea Coasts Harbors Mediterranean Sea Nautical Charts |
- Title
- [Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea ca. 1320-1350 : manuscript chart of the Mediterranean and Black seas on vellum].
- Description
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Anonymous nautical chart in portolan style probably drawn in Genoa.
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Covers Mediterranean Sea from the Balearic Islands to the Levantine coast; also covers western part of Black Sea.
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Oldest original cartographic artifact in the Library of Congress.
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Title from printed label on box in which the map is housed.
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Pen-and-ink (red/green/brown).
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Matted and mounted between sheets of transparent lucite.
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Sheet cut into the shape of an irregular rectangle.
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Imperfect: Vertically fold-lined at center, cracked, annotated in pencil on verso.
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Includes bar scale with unidentified divisions.
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The green rhumb lines on the recto are also visible on the verso.
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LC Nautical charts on vellum 3
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Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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Purchase; Ludwig Rosenthal, Munich; 1914.
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1 ms. map : vellum ; 43 x 59 cm.
- Created Published
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[13--?]
- Subject Headings
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Nautical charts--Mediterranean Sea
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Nautical charts--Black Sea
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Coasts--Mediterranean Sea
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Coasts--Black Sea
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Harbors--Mediterranean Sea
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Harbors--Black Sea
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Mediterranean Sea
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Black Sea
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Mediterranean Sea.
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Black Sea.
- Notes
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Anonymous nautical chart in portolan style probably drawn in Genoa.
-
-
Covers Mediterranean Sea from the Balearic Islands to the Levantine coast; also covers western part of Black Sea.
-
-
Oldest original cartographic artifact in the Library of Congress.
-
-
Title from printed label on box in which the map is housed.
-
-
Pen-and-ink (red/green/brown).
-
-
Matted and mounted between sheets of transparent lucite.
-
-
Sheet cut into the shape of an irregular rectangle.
-
-
Imperfect: Vertically fold-lined at center, cracked, annotated in pencil on verso.
-
-
Includes bar scale with unidentified divisions.
-
-
The green rhumb lines on the recto are also visible on the verso.
-
-
LC Nautical charts on vellum 3
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Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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Purchase; Ludwig Rosenthal, Munich; 1914.
- Medium
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1 ms. map : vellum ; 43 x 59 cm.
- Call Number
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G5672.M4P5 13-- .P6
- Repository
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Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
- Digital Id
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g5672m ct000821 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g5672m.ct000821
- Library of Congress Catalog Number
- 2003630429
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Transportation And Communication Cartographic Items
[761]
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Geography And Maps Division
[60803]
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American Memory
[1121009]
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