- Old Maps Collection

COLLECTION NAME:

Old Maps Collection

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MUST~2~2

Old Maps Collection

Collection

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Barcode:

687800354663G

identifier

687800354663G

Barcode

false

Original Title:

[Planisphère nautique]

full_title

[Planisphère nautique]

Original Title

false

Contributor:

Caverio, Nicolo di, fl. 1502, cartographer

contributor

Caverio, Nicolo di, fl. 1502, cartographer

Contributor

false

Category:

Sea Charts

Category

false

Type:

Manuscripts

type

Manuscripts

Type

false

Language:

Latin

language

Latin

Language

false

Language:

Portuguese

language

Portuguese

Language

false

Language:

Spanish

language

Spanish

Language

false

Create Year:

[ca. 1506]

date

[ca. 1506]

Create Year

false

Format:

JPEG 2000, 14288 x 14528, 22MB

format

JPEG 2000, 14288 x 14528, 22MB

Format

false

Scale:

[ca. 1:14,000,000].

scale

[ca. 1:14,000,000].

Scale

false

Physical Map Dimension (cm):

108 x 210 cm, on sheet 111 x 232 cm

obj_height_cm

108 x 210 cm, on sheet 111 x 232 cm

Physical Map Dimension (cm)

false

Note:

This chart is composed by 10 parchment sheets and was one of the primary sources used to make the Waldseemüller map in 1507. The similarities between this chart and the Cantino world map are striking and many authors believe it to be copied from it, most probably in Lisbon or Genoa. The Cantino map was in Genoa toward the end of 1502 and presumably the following few years. The east coast of North America is drawn with surprising accuracy, which could be explained by the João Fernandes Lavrador (1453-1501) and Pêro de Barcelos (fl. 15--) explorations from 1495 and 1498, and again by John Cabot (ca. 1450-ca. 1500) in 1498 under the orders of King Manuel I of Portugal. As well as the Brazilian coastline by Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467-1520) exploration in 1500.

note

This chart is composed by 10 parchment sheets and was one of the primary sources used to make the Waldseemüller map in 1507. The similarities between this chart and the Cantino world map are striking and many authors believe it to be copied from it, most probably in Lisbon or Genoa. The Cantino map was in Genoa toward the end of 1502 and presumably the following few years. The east coast of North America is drawn with surprising accuracy, which could be explained by the João Fernandes Lavrador (1453-1501) and Pêro de Barcelos (fl. 15--) explorations from 1495 and 1498, and again by John Cabot (ca. 1450-ca. 1500) in 1498 under the orders of King Manuel I of Portugal. As well as the Brazilian coastline by Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467-1520) exploration in 1500.

Note

false

Note:

Original is a manuscript nautical chart on 10 parchment sheets, 115 x 225 cm.

note

Original is a manuscript nautical chart on 10 parchment sheets, 115 x 225 cm.

Note

false

Note:

Title from provenance library.

note

Title from provenance library.

Note

false

Note:

There are eighteen 32-point compass roses, to which 17 have an arrow with a star indicating north and a cross on the east point. The center compass rose is placed in the center of a smaller round world map with the Zodiac around it. The compass roses are colored red, green and gold with rhumb lines for the principal winds in black, half-winds in green and quarter-winds in red. Near the left border of the map there is a gold half moon and a red sun on the right border. In total there are 29 flags on the map, 15 from Arabic nations, 8 Portuguese and 6 Spanish; there are also 10 Portuguese 'padrões', all in Africa. In Europe appear four castles, with the Portuguese, Spanish, English and German flags; a Turkish tent and, on the UK, the coat of arms of England and Scotland. In Africa are three castle, two with the Portuguese flag, and a tent in Egypt. On the continent can also be seen illustrations of animals, a lion, a giraffe and an elephant; the Red Sea is colored red. In the Middle East Jerusalem, Mecca and Babylonia are marked with castles and a tower respectively, with a yurt tent up north for Tartary. In South America can be seen tress and and some birds.

note

There are eighteen 32-point compass roses, to which 17 have an arrow with a star indicating north and a cross on the east point. The center compass rose is placed in the center of a smaller round world map with the Zodiac around it. The compass roses are colored red, green and gold with rhumb lines for the principal winds in black, half-winds in green and quarter-winds in red. Near the left border of the map there is a gold half moon and a red sun on the right border. In total there are 29 flags on the map, 15 from Arabic nations, 8 Portuguese and 6 Spanish; there are also 10 Portuguese 'padrões', all in Africa. In Europe appear four castles, with the Portuguese, Spanish, English and German flags; a Turkish tent and, on the UK, the coat of arms of England and Scotland. In Africa are three castle, two with the Portuguese flag, and a tent in Egypt. On the continent can also be seen illustrations of animals, a lion, a giraffe and an elephant; the Red Sea is colored red. In the Middle East Jerusalem, Mecca and Babylonia are marked with castles and a tower respectively, with a yurt tent up north for Tartary. In South America can be seen tress and and some birds.

Note

false

Note:

There are 7 table of leagues on the map, 6 horizontal and 1 vertical. They are inside an ornamented red border.

note

There are 7 table of leagues on the map, 6 horizontal and 1 vertical. They are inside an ornamented red border.

Note

false

Note:

Tropic of Cancer, Equator and Tropic of Capricorn drawn in red.

note

Tropic of Cancer, Equator and Tropic of Capricorn drawn in red.

Note

false

Note:

Land masses outlined in green with islands colored green, red, blue or yellow. Place names written in red and black, most important place names inside banderoles.

note

Land masses outlined in green with islands colored green, red, blue or yellow. Place names written in red and black, most important place names inside banderoles.

Note

false

Note:

Relief shown pictorially.

note

Relief shown pictorially.

Note

false

Note:

The Tropics, the Equator and Seas are written in Latin, but place names are written mostly in Portuguese with a few exceptions in Spanish.

note

The Tropics, the Equator and Seas are written in Latin, but place names are written mostly in Portuguese with a few exceptions in Spanish.

Note

false

Note:

Map outlined in looped border inside red fillets, except on the left border which is replaced by a latitude line.

note

Map outlined in looped border inside red fillets, except on the left border which is replaced by a latitude line.

Note

false

Reference:

Cortesão, A. Portugalliae Monumenta Cartographica, vol. I, p. 8-11

reference

Cortesão, A. Portugalliae Monumenta Cartographica, vol. I, p. 8-11

Reference

false

Reference:

Gaspar, J. A. Blunders, Errors and Entanglements: Scrutining the Cantino planisphere with a Cartometric Eye, Imago Mundi, vol. 64, part 2, pp. 181-200

reference

Gaspar, J. A. Blunders, Errors and Entanglements: Scrutining the Cantino planisphere with a Cartometric Eye, Imago Mundi, vol. 64, part 2, pp. 181-200

Reference

false

Reference:

Foncin, M. Catalogue des cartes nautiques sur vélin conservées au Département des cartes et plans, 133

reference

Foncin, M. Catalogue des cartes nautiques sur vélin conservées au Département des cartes et plans, 133

Reference

false

Reference:

Carlos S. Mapas antiguos del mundo

reference

Carlos S. Mapas antiguos del mundo

Reference

false

Subject:

World -- Maps

subject

World -- Maps

Subject

false

Geographic Area:

World

geographic_area

World

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Central America

geographic_area

Central America

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

South America

geographic_area

South America

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Europe

geographic_area

Europe

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Africa

geographic_area

Africa

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Asia

geographic_area

Asia

Geographic Area

false

Provenance:

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Provenance

false

Provenance:

https://catalogue.b…

source

https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40611546n

Provenance

false

Provenance Call No.:

GE SH ARCH-1

original_call_no

GE SH ARCH-1

Provenance Call No.

false

MUST holding:

https://must.primo.…

must_holding

https://must.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/853MUST_INST/171sgkf/alma991003032549405076

MUST holding

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