Mediterranean Sea

COLLECTION NAME:

Old Maps Collection

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MUST~2~2

Old Maps Collection

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Barcode:

3687800354326C

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3687800354326C

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Title:

Mediterranean Sea

title

Mediterranean Sea

Title

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Original Title:

[Mer Méditerranée]

full_title

[Mer Méditerranée]

Original Title

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Other Title:

Mediterranean Chart

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Mediterranean Chart

Other 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:

Miller, Emmanuel, 1812-1886, former owner

contributor

Miller, Emmanuel, 1812-1886, former owner

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

Category:

Nautical Chart

Category

false

Type:

Manuscripts

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Manuscripts

Type

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Language:

Latin

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Latin

Language

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Language:

Portuguese

language

Portuguese

Language

false

Create Year:

1519

date

1519

Create Year

false

Page No.:

6

description

6

Page No.

false

Scale:

Scale not given.

scale

Scale not given.

Scale

false

Physical Map Dimension (cm):

60 x 115 cm, on sheet 67 x 132 cm

obj_height_cm

60 x 115 cm, on sheet 67 x 132 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 problaby 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. This sheet depicts the Mediterranean Sea with the coasts of Europe from Portugal to Caucasus, also includes Southern coasts of England and Ireland, the coasts of Africa.

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 problaby 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. This sheet depicts the Mediterranean Sea with the coasts of Europe from Portugal to Caucasus, also includes Southern coasts of England and Ireland, the coasts of Africa.

Note

false

Note:

Original is a manuscript vellum Atlas with 6 sheets with both recto and verso, 61 x 118 cm.

note

Original is a manuscript vellum Atlas with 6 sheets with both recto and verso, 61 x 118 cm.

Note

false

Note:

Title from provenance library.

note

Title from provenance library.

Note

false

Note:

There are a total of 37 coats of arms on the map, mainly in Europe but some also in Africa. There is the coat of arms of Portugal, Spain, England, Vatican and Venice and some with a half moon, a stylization for Moorish territories. The most important places are written in gold inside red and blue banderoles and are usually accompanied by illustrations of castles, there are 45 castles on the chart but also a Tower of Babel, the tablets of Moises on Mount Sinai and a Calvary on Jerusalem. It can be seen eight sail ships, with five of them carrying the cross of the Order of Christ on its sails. Two vessel are on the Atlantic, two on the Mediterranean, another two on the Black Sea and the last two on the Caspian Sea. The visible part of the Red Sea is colored red with the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf colored blue. On Africa are eight tents carrying flags and four figures, one of whom is on horseback.

note

There are a total of 37 coats of arms on the map, mainly in Europe but some also in Africa. There is the coat of arms of Portugal, Spain, England, Vatican and Venice and some with a half moon, a stylization for Moorish territories. The most important places are written in gold inside red and blue banderoles and are usually accompanied by illustrations of castles, there are 45 castles on the chart but also a Tower of Babel, the tablets of Moises on Mount Sinai and a Calvary on Jerusalem. It can be seen eight sail ships, with five of them carrying the cross of the Order of Christ on its sails. Two vessel are on the Atlantic, two on the Mediterranean, another two on the Black Sea and the last two on the Caspian Sea. The visible part of the Red Sea is colored red with the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf colored blue. On Africa are eight tents carrying flags and four figures, one of whom is on horseback.

Note

false

Note:

The rhumb lines the principal winds are in black, the half winds in green and the quarter winds in red.

note

The rhumb lines the principal winds are in black, the half winds in green and the quarter winds in red.

Note

false

Note:

The coast line is outlined in green with islands in red, blue, green and gold.

note

The coast line is outlined in green with islands in red, blue, green and gold.

Note

false

Note:

Relief shown pictorially.

note

Relief shown pictorially.

Note

false

Note:

Latitude line on the left side of the map.

note

Latitude line on the left side of the map.

Note

false

Note:

Place names written both in black and red.

note

Place names written both in black and red.

Note

false

Note:

Map with yellow and red border on the top, bottom and right side.

note

Map with yellow and red border on the top, bottom and right side.

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

false

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:

Mediterranean Sea

subject

Mediterranean Sea

Subject

false

Geographic Area:

Mediterranean Sea

geographic_area

Mediterranean Sea

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Europe

geographic_area

Europe

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Portugal

geographic_area

Portugal

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Spain

geographic_area

Spain

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

France

geographic_area

France

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Italy

geographic_area

Italy

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

England

geographic_area

England

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Ireland

geographic_area

Ireland

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Germany

geographic_area

Germany

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Hungary

geographic_area

Hungary

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Turkey

geographic_area

Turkey

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Greece

geographic_area

Greece

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Egypt

geographic_area

Egypt

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Argelia

geographic_area

Argelia

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Libia

geographic_area

Libia

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Marrocos

geographic_area

Marrocos

Geographic Area

false

Geographic Area:

Africa

geographic_area

Africa

Geographic Area

false

Relation Note:

Sheet 6 verso

relation

Sheet 6 verso

Relation Note

false

Pub Title:

[Atlas nautique du Monde, dit Atlas Miller]

pub_title

[Atlas nautique du Monde, dit Atlas Miller]

Pub Title

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Pub Author:

Homem, Lopo, fl. 1517-1565, cartographer

pub_author

Homem, Lopo, fl. 1517-1565, cartographer

Pub Author

false

Pub Author:

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

pub_author

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

Pub Author

false

Pub Author:

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

pub_author

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

Pub Author

false

Pub Author:

António de Holanda, 1480?-1556, illustrator

pub_author

António de Holanda, 1480?-1556, illustrator

Pub Author

false

Pub Year:

1519

pub_year

1519

Pub Year

false

Pub location:

[Lisbon?]

pub_location

[Lisbon?]

Pub location

false

Provenance:

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Provenance

false

Provenance:

https://catalogue.b…

source

https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40887482g

Provenance

false

Provenance Call No.:

GE AA-640 (RES)

original_call_no

GE AA-640 (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/reglfj/alma991002988049505076

MUST holding

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