- Published / Created:
- [between 1800 and 1899?]
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS FILE 601 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- cartographic image
- Description:
- Title supplied by cataloger., Nineteenth century forgery of a portlan chart., Manuscript note in accompanying case: A manuscript portolan on vellum probably executed by a Spanish chartmaker circa 1550, the coasts outlined in green with place names in gothic letters of red and black, decorated with devices of the sun and moon in umber heightened with gold, 14 x 9 inches. This chart is a rare example from its unusally small size. RH. 7487., and Pen and ink wash color on parchment, in Italian, in unidentified hand.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Europe and Mediterranean Sea
- Subject (Topic):
- Nautical charts
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Portolan chart of western Europe and the Mediterranean Sea
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