North Indian Ocean with Arabia and India

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Old Maps Collection

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Old Maps Collection

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3687800354643E

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3687800354643E

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Title:

North Indian Ocean with Arabia and India

title

North Indian Ocean with Arabia and India

Title

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Original Title:

[Océan Indien Nord avec l'Arabie et l'Inde]

full_title

[Océan Indien Nord avec l'Arabie et l'Inde]

Original Title

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Other Title:

Atlas Miller

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Atlas Miller

Other Title

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Other Title:

Lopo Homem-Reineis Atlas

other_title

Lopo Homem-Reineis Atlas

Other Title

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Contributor:

Homem, Lopo, fl. 1517-1565, cartographer

contributor

Homem, Lopo, fl. 1517-1565, cartographer

Contributor

false

Contributor:

Reinel, Pedro, ca. 1464-ca. 1542, cartographer

contributor

Reinel, Pedro, ca. 1464-ca. 1542, cartographer

Contributor

false

Contributor:

Reinel, Jorge, ca. 1502-ca. 1572, cartographer

contributor

Reinel, Jorge, ca. 1502-ca. 1572, cartographer

Contributor

false

Contributor:

António de Holanda, 1480?-1556, illustrator

contributor

António de Holanda, 1480?-1556, illustrator

Contributor

false

Contributor:

Santarém, Manuel Francisco de Barros e Sousa de Mesquita de Macedo Leitão e Carvalhosa, 1791-1856, 2nd viscount of, former owner

contributor

Santarém, Manuel Francisco de Barros e Sousa de Mesquita de Macedo Leitão e Carvalhosa, 1791-1856, 2nd viscount of, former owner

Contributor

false

Contributor:

Miller, Emmanuel, 1812-1886, former owner

contributor

Miller, Emmanuel, 1812-1886, former owner

Contributor

false

Category:

Sea Charts

Category

false

Type:

Manuscripts

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Manuscripts

Type

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Language:

Portuguese

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Portuguese

Language

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Language:

Latin

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Latin

Language

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Create Year:

1519

date

1519

Create Year

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Format:

JPEG 2000, 14656 × 10606, 24MB

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JPEG 2000, 14656 × 10606, 24MB

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false

Page No.:

3

description

3

Page No.

false

Scale:

Scale not given.

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Scale not given.

Scale

false

Physical Map Dimension (cm):

41 x 60 cm, on sheet 53 x 68 cm

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41 x 60 cm, on sheet 53 x 68 cm

Physical Map Dimension (cm)

false

Note:

This map is from an Atlas known as Atlas Miller or Lopo Homem-Reineis Atlas. It was a joint work of cartographers Lopo Homem, Pedro Reinel and Jorge Reinel, and illustrated by Flemish miniaturist António de Holanda. It is considered one of the most beautiful Renaissance cartographic documents from Portugal. According to some authors the Atlas formed by 6 sheets is missing a 7th sheet which probably included a map of Africa. The five sheets with the maps were sold by Jacques Charavey -a Paris bookseller- to Portuguese viscount of Santarém that later sold them to Emmanuel Clement Miller, hence the name Miller Atlas. In 1897 Millers widow sold it to the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. The mapamundi sheet was later found in an auction in London in 1930 with the no. 91 in a catalogue of Sotheby & Co. The buyer -Marcel Destombes- with the help of experts, concluded in 1939 that belonged to the Miller Atlas and in 1976 donated it to Bibliothèque Nationale de France. The title page bears a later inscription -probably after 1559- with the arms of Catherine de Medici, queen of France. It is thought to have been an offering from King Manuel I of Portugal to Francis I of France. However many authors agree that it had a political ground for it secretly denies the idea that the actual circumnavigation of the globe was possible and it was made to hinder Magellan’s voyage under the Spanish King. Given its rich illuminations, this is one of the most beautiful charts in the Atlas Miller. The map extends from Arabia to Myanmar with the northwest point of Sumatra. On Cape Guardafui the illumination depicts the nearby mountains by the Latin Ptolemaic name of 'Elephans Mons' [i.e. Mount Elephant]. The chart shows the Horn of Africa and part of the Red Sea, Arabia, the Persian Gulf, Iran, India -including Ceylon-, the west coast of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula as far as the straits of Malacca, and part of the island of Sumatra. In terms of cartographic accuracy, it is clearly divided into two parts: the area west of Ceylon is generally a faithful depiction, only using ancient geography to counter contemporary lack of knowledge about the inland areas; from Coromandel to the east, there are far more imperfections and far greater reliance on Ptolemaic geography. The Indian Ocean has two different names, in the part that corresponds to the Arabian Sea, it is called 'Mare Indicum', while the area showing the Gulf of Bengal is named 'Pealegus Indicus'. The Ptolemaic name 'Sinus Gangeticus', the gulf of the Ganges, appears further north, in the upper reaches of the gulf. The Persian Gulf is called 'Mare Persicum' and as was then standard usage, 'Sinus Arabicus' is used to refer to the Gulf of Aden and 'Rubrum Mare' for the Red Sea.

note

This map is from an Atlas known as Atlas Miller or Lopo Homem-Reineis Atlas. It was a joint work of cartographers Lopo Homem, Pedro Reinel and Jorge Reinel, and illustrated by Flemish miniaturist António de Holanda. It is considered one of the most beautiful Renaissance cartographic documents from Portugal. According to some authors the Atlas formed by 6 sheets is missing a 7th sheet which probably included a map of Africa. The five sheets with the maps were sold by Jacques Charavey -a Paris bookseller- to Portuguese viscount of Santarém that later sold them to Emmanuel Clement Miller, hence the name Miller Atlas. In 1897 Millers widow sold it to the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. The mapamundi sheet was later found in an auction in London in 1930 with the no. 91 in a catalogue of Sotheby & Co. The buyer -Marcel Destombes- with the help of experts, concluded in 1939 that belonged to the Miller Atlas and in 1976 donated it to Bibliothèque Nationale de France. The title page bears a later inscription -probably after 1559- with the arms of Catherine de Medici, queen of France. It is thought to have been an offering from King Manuel I of Portugal to Francis I of France. However many authors agree that it had a political ground for it secretly denies the idea that the actual circumnavigation of the globe was possible and it was made to hinder Magellan’s voyage under the Spanish King. Given its rich illuminations, this is one of the most beautiful charts in the Atlas Miller. The map extends from Arabia to Myanmar with the northwest point of Sumatra. On Cape Guardafui the illumination depicts the nearby mountains by the Latin Ptolemaic name of 'Elephans Mons' [i.e. Mount Elephant]. The chart shows the Horn of Africa and part of the Red Sea, Arabia, the Persian Gulf, Iran, India -including Ceylon-, the west coast of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula as far as the straits of Malacca, and part of the island of Sumatra. In terms of cartographic accuracy, it is clearly divided into two parts: the area west of Ceylon is generally a faithful depiction, only using ancient geography to counter contemporary lack of knowledge about the inland areas; from Coromandel to the east, there are far more imperfections and far greater reliance on Ptolemaic geography. The Indian Ocean has two different names, in the part that corresponds to the Arabian Sea, it is called 'Mare Indicum', while the area showing the Gulf of Bengal is named 'Pealegus Indicus'. The Ptolemaic name 'Sinus Gangeticus', the gulf of the Ganges, appears further north, in the upper reaches of the gulf. The Persian Gulf is called 'Mare Persicum' and as was then standard usage, 'Sinus Arabicus' is used to refer to the Gulf of Aden and 'Rubrum Mare' for the Red Sea.

Note

false

Note:

Original is a manuscript vellum Atlas with 6 sheets with both recto and verso, 42 x 59 cm.

note

Original is a manuscript vellum Atlas with 6 sheets with both recto and verso, 42 x 59 cm.

Note

false

Note:

Title from provenance library.

note

Title from provenance library.

Note

false

Note:

The map is very ornamented with six Portuguese flags and and four heraldic devices. On water there are 11 vessels: three Portuguese, two with the cross of the Order of Christ; seven Muslim ship with the half-moon depicted on their sails and one Chinese junk. On land there are several illustrations of buildings, mostly castles indicating important cities, natives and animals such as horses, camels, elephants, lions, rhinos and different species of birds and flora. There is a 32-point compass rose with an arrow indicating north, colored red, blue, green and gold. As for the rhumb lines the principal winds are in black, the half-winds in green and the quarter-winds in red.

note

The map is very ornamented with six Portuguese flags and and four heraldic devices. On water there are 11 vessels: three Portuguese, two with the cross of the Order of Christ; seven Muslim ship with the half-moon depicted on their sails and one Chinese junk. On land there are several illustrations of buildings, mostly castles indicating important cities, natives and animals such as horses, camels, elephants, lions, rhinos and different species of birds and flora. There is a 32-point compass rose with an arrow indicating north, colored red, blue, green and gold. As for the rhumb lines the principal winds are in black, the half-winds in green and the quarter-winds in red.

Note

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Note:

There is a table of leagues on the bottom left side of the map inside a gold cartouche.

note

There is a table of leagues on the bottom left side of the map inside a gold cartouche.

Note

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Note:

Relief shown pictorially.

note

Relief shown pictorially.

Note

false

Note:

Equator and Tropic of Cancer in red.

note

Equator and Tropic of Cancer in red.

Note

false

Note:

Landmasses outlined in green with islands colored red, blue, green and gold.

note

Landmasses outlined in green with islands colored red, blue, green and gold.

Note

false

Note:

The map is mainly in Latin but the place names are in Portuguese.

note

The map is mainly in Latin but the place names are in Portuguese.

Note

false

Note:

Map is outlined in simple fillet with a wide gold border.

note

Map is outlined in simple fillet with a wide gold border.

Note

false

Reference:

Cortesão, A. Portugaliae Monumenta Cartographica, vol. 1. p. 55-61

reference

Cortesão, A. Portugaliae Monumenta Cartographica, vol. 1. p. 55-61

Reference

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Reference:

La Mappemonde Lopo Homem et L'atlas Miller, The Geographical Journal, vol. 94, no. 6, p. 485-492

reference

La Mappemonde Lopo Homem et L'atlas Miller, The Geographical Journal, vol. 94, no. 6, p. 485-492

Reference

false

Reference:

Miró, M. Atlas Miller, p. 286-[296], 311-322

reference

Miró, M. Atlas Miller, p. 286-[296], 311-322

Reference

false

Reference:

龚缨晏. 《米勒之地图集》之谜, 地图, 02期

reference

龚缨晏. 《米勒之地图集》之谜, 地图, 02期

Reference

false

Reference:

Marques, A.P. Os Descobrimentos e o 'Atlas Miller

reference

Marques, A.P. Os Descobrimentos e o 'Atlas Miller

Reference

false

Reference:

Denucé, J. Les origines de la cartographie portugaise et les cartes des Reinel

reference

Denucé, J. Les origines de la cartographie portugaise et les cartes des Reinel

Reference

false

Reference:

Pastoureau, M. Sur la route des deux Indes http://expositions.…

reference

Pastoureau, M. Sur la route des deux Indes http://expositions.bnf.fr/marine/arret/03-2-2.htm

Reference

false

Subject:

Atlas

subject

Atlas

Subject

false

Subject:

Charts

subject

Charts

Subject

false

Subject:

Early works to 1800

subject

Early works to 1800

Subject

false

Geographic Area:

Indian Ocean

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Indian Ocean

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Arabian Peninsula

geographic_area

Arabian Peninsula

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

India

geographic_area

India

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Arabia

geographic_area

Arabia

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Iran

geographic_area

Iran

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Pakistan

geographic_area

Pakistan

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Sri Lanka

geographic_area

Sri Lanka

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Myanmar

geographic_area

Myanmar

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Indonesia

geographic_area

Indonesia

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Sumatra (Indonesia)

geographic_area

Sumatra (Indonesia)

Geographic Area

false

Relation Note:

[Sheet 3 reto]

relation

[Sheet 3 reto]

Relation Note

false

Pub Title:

[Atlas nautique du Monde, dit Atlas Miller]

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[Atlas nautique du Monde, dit Atlas Miller]

Pub Title

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Pub Author:

Homem, Lopo, fl. 1517-1565.

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Homem, Lopo, fl. 1517-1565.

Pub Author

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Pub Year:

1519

pub_year

1519

Pub Year

false

Pub location:

[S.l.]

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[S.l.]

Pub location

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Provenance:

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

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Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Provenance

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Provenance:

https://catalogue.b…

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https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40887480s

Provenance

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Provenance Call No.:

GE DD-683 (3 RES)

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GE DD-683 (3 RES)

Provenance Call No.

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MUST holding:

https://must.primo.…

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https://must.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/853MUST_INST/171sgkf/alma991003027349805076

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