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Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
3687800354649K
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Title:
Title page with the arms of Catherine de Medici
title
Title page with the arms of Catherine de Medici
Title
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Original Title:
Hec est universi orbis ad hanc usq[ue] diem cogniti
full_title
Hec est universi orbis ad hanc usq[ue] diem cogniti
Original Title
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Other Title:
This is the chart of the world known till today, which I Lopo Homem, cosmographer, comparing many other charts both old and more modern, delineated with great industry and diligent work in the illustrious city of Lisbon, in the year of Our Lord 1519 by command of Manuel, glorious King of Portugal.
other_title
This is the chart of the world known till today, which I Lopo Homem, cosmographer, comparing many other charts both old and more modern, delineated with great industry and diligent work in the illustrious city of Lisbon, in the year of Our Lord 1519 by command of Manuel, glorious King of Portugal.
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Other Title:
Atlas Miller
other_title
Atlas Miller
Other Title
false
Other Title:
Lopo Homem-Reineis Atlas
other_title
Lopo Homem-Reineis Atlas
Other Title
false
Contributor:
Homem, Lopo, fl. 1517-1565, cartographer
contributor
Homem, Lopo, fl. 1517-1565, cartographer
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Destombes, Marcel, 1905-1983, former owner
contributor
Destombes, Marcel, 1905-1983, former owner
Contributor
false
Category:
Sea Charts
category
Sea Charts
Category
false
Type:
Manuscripts
type
Manuscripts
Type
false
Language:
Latin
language
Latin
Language
false
Create Year:
1519
date
1519
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Format:
JPEG 2000, 14656 × 10606, 23MB
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JPEG 2000, 14656 × 10606, 23MB
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Page No.:
1
description
1
Page No.
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Scale:
Scale not given.
scale
Scale not given.
Scale
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Physical Map Dimension (cm):
42 x 30 cm, on sheet 52 x 69 cm
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42 x 30 cm, on sheet 52 x 69 cm
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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 5 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 catalog 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. The crowned coat of arms is colored red, blue and gold with a knotted rope, with three knots on each side, surrounding it. The heraldic device has a later addition to the work and is obviously made by another hand.
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 5 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 catalog 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. The crowned coat of arms is colored red, blue and gold with a knotted rope, with three knots on each side, surrounding it. The heraldic device has a later addition to the work and is obviously made by another hand.
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:
The title appears inside a gold cartouche with a scroll on the back, that appears at each side.
note
The title appears inside a gold cartouche with a scroll on the back, that appears at each side.
Note
false
Note:
Landmasses colored green with islands colored red and blue and waterbodies also blue.
note
Landmasses colored green with islands colored red and blue and waterbodies also blue.
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:
Foncin, M. Catalogue des cartes nautiques sur vélin conservées au Département des cartes et plans, 23
reference
Foncin, M. Catalogue des cartes nautiques sur vélin conservées au Département des cartes et plans, 23
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. [272]-[283]
reference
Miró, M. Atlas Miller, p. [272]-[283]
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:
Coat of arms
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Coat of arms
Subject
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Subject:
Title Page
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Title Page
Subject
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Relation Note:
[Sheet 1 verso]
relation
[Sheet 1 verso]
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
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1519
Pub Year
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Pub location:
[S.l.]
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[S.l.]
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Provenance:
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France
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Provenance:
source
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb408874814
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Provenance Call No.:
GE D-26179 (RES)
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GE D-26179 (RES)
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