[Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea].

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Title: [Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea and the Baltic Sea].
Creator: Roselli, Petrus, active 1446-1468.
Published / Created: [approximately 1450-1475]
Copyright Date: [approximately 1450-1475]
Publication Place: [Mallorca?]
Description: Constantinople shown still in Christian possession; Thrace in possession of the Turks.
Contains two compass roses.
Decoration: city views with banners.
Imperfect: lower left corner and bottom edge torn, with some loss of map; slight holes throughout. With leather thone tie on left edge.
Pen-and-ink in black, red, blue and green.
Portolan chart with seaport names given for all coastlines.
Title devised by cataloger.
Extent: 1 map : manuscript, color, vellum ; 56 x 104 cm
Extent of Digitization: Completely digitized
Scale: Scale not determined.
Coordinates: a
Language: Latin

Format: cartographic
Genre: Manuscript maps.
Portolan charts.
Resource Type: Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic): Black Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Mediterranean Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Topic): Nautical charts--Black Sea--Early works to 1800.
Nautical charts--Mediterranean Sea--Early works to 1800.

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