COLLECTION NAME:
Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
3687800354455F
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3687800354455F
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Title:
Cambodia, Siam, Borneo, Papua New Guinea
title
Cambodia, Siam, Borneo, Papua New Guinea
Title
false
Original Title:
[Camboja, Sião, Borneo, Nova Guiné]
full_title
[Camboja, Sião, Borneo, Nova Guiné]
Original Title
false
Contributor:
Dourado, Fernão Vaz, 1520-1580, cartographer
contributor
Dourado, Fernão Vaz, 1520-1580, cartographer
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Ferron, cavalheiro, former owner
contributor
Ferron, cavalheiro, former owner
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Carlos I, King of Portugal, 1863-1908, former owner
contributor
Carlos I, King of Portugal, 1863-1908, former owner
Contributor
false
Contributor:
Castelo Branco, João Martens Ferrão de, fl. 1847-1891, former owner
contributor
Castelo Branco, João Martens Ferrão de, fl. 1847-1891, former owner
Contributor
false
Category:
Atlas
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Atlas
Category
false
Type:
Manuscript
type
Manuscript
Type
false
Language:
Portuguese
language
Portuguese
Language
false
Create Year:
[ca. 1576]
date
[ca. 1576]
Create Year
false
Page No.:
13
description
13
Page No.
false
Scale:
Scale not given.
scale
Scale not given.
Scale
false
Physical Map Dimension (cm):
39 x 52 cm, on sheet 43 x 56 cm
obj_height_cm
39 x 52 cm, on sheet 43 x 56 cm
Physical Map Dimension (cm)
false
Note:
Fernão Vaz Dourado has always been considered a great cartographer and has been called by some authors the most famous and remarkable 16th century Portuguese cartographer. His works will always be outstanding for the artistic beauty of its illumination. The Atlas in which this map is inserted was probably made in 1576, most probably in Lisbon. It is from a series of other several similar Atlases, being the earliest one from 1568. This Atlas its not signed or dated and has no frontispiece. And even though the drawing and illumination are still very beautiful it is definitely below the standard of the other five atlases. On this particular map the Strait of Malacca is already depicted quite detailed, however, Borneo, Java, Papua New Guinae and even the Philippines are still unfinished denoting the territories were just then being discovered. Part of Luzon is depicted in a straight line, later also used by Luís Barbuda on his China map published in Ortelius' 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'; only the northern part of Java is portrayed, even though with quite a number of toponyms; and the west part of Borneo. Papua New Guinea is not so rich on toponyms as Java and appears in a very primitive stage of portrayal.
note
Fernão Vaz Dourado has always been considered a great cartographer and has been called by some authors the most famous and remarkable 16th century Portuguese cartographer. His works will always be outstanding for the artistic beauty of its illumination. The Atlas in which this map is inserted was probably made in 1576, most probably in Lisbon. It is from a series of other several similar Atlases, being the earliest one from 1568. This Atlas its not signed or dated and has no frontispiece. And even though the drawing and illumination are still very beautiful it is definitely below the standard of the other five atlases. On this particular map the Strait of Malacca is already depicted quite detailed, however, Borneo, Java, Papua New Guinae and even the Philippines are still unfinished denoting the territories were just then being discovered. Part of Luzon is depicted in a straight line, later also used by Luís Barbuda on his China map published in Ortelius' 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'; only the northern part of Java is portrayed, even though with quite a number of toponyms; and the west part of Borneo. Papua New Guinea is not so rich on toponyms as Java and appears in a very primitive stage of portrayal.
Note
false
Note:
The original is a manuscript Portolan Atlas of 20 l. on parchment, 39 x 28 cm. The Atlas belonged to a knight Ferron, ca. 1843; to João Martens Ferrão de Castelo Branco after 1847 and, before 1891, to the library of the Portuguese king D. Carlos I.
note
The original is a manuscript Portolan Atlas of 20 l. on parchment, 39 x 28 cm. The Atlas belonged to a knight Ferron, ca. 1843; to João Martens Ferrão de Castelo Branco after 1847 and, before 1891, to the library of the Portuguese king D. Carlos I.
Note
false
Note:
Title from the provenance library.
note
Title from the provenance library.
Note
false
Note:
The map has three coats of arms, two of stylizations of representations of Arabic nations and one of Spain. There are also seven banners, one of Portugal, three of Arabic nations, two of the Order of Christ and one of Spain. A 32-point compass rose in black, blue, red, green and gold with a fleur-de-lis indicating north. 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 has three coats of arms, two of stylizations of representations of Arabic nations and one of Spain. There are also seven banners, one of Portugal, three of Arabic nations, two of the Order of Christ and one of Spain. A 32-point compass rose in black, blue, red, green and gold with a fleur-de-lis indicating north. As for the rhumb lines, the principal winds are in black, the half-winds in green and the quarter-winds in red.
Note
false
Note:
Table of leagues inside strapwork cartouche on the left bottom side of the map.
note
Table of leagues inside strapwork cartouche on the left bottom side of the map.
Note
false
Note:
Area names in square capitals as for toponyms in black and red ink in minuscule script. Land masses outlined in green with small islands painted gold, red and blue.
note
Area names in square capitals as for toponyms in black and red ink in minuscule script. Land masses outlined in green with small islands painted gold, red and blue.
Note
false
Note:
Latitude line at the left side in gold and blue interchangeably.
note
Latitude line at the left side in gold and blue interchangeably.
Note
false
Note:
Equator line in red.
note
Equator line in red.
Note
false
Note:
Map outlined in double line bordure in red and green.
note
Map outlined in double line bordure in red and green.
Note
false
Reference:
Correia, F. Inventário da colecção dos manuscritos iluminados da Biblioteca Nacional, p. 61
reference
Correia, F. Inventário da colecção dos manuscritos iluminados da Biblioteca Nacional, p. 61
Reference
false
Reference:
Cortesão, A. Portugalliae Monumenta Cartographica, vol. 3, p. 29-32
reference
Cortesão, A. Portugalliae Monumenta Cartographica, vol. 3, p. 29-32
Reference
false
Reference:
Cortesão, A. Cartografia e cartógrafos portugueses dos séculos XV e XVI
reference
Cortesão, A. Cartografia e cartógrafos portugueses dos séculos XV e XVI
Reference
false
Subject:
Atlas
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Atlas
Subject
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Geographic Area:
East Indies
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East Indies
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Cambodia
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Cambodia
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Thailand
geographic_area
Thailand
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Paracel Islands
geographic_area
Paracel Islands
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Borneo
geographic_area
Borneo
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Philippines
geographic_area
Philippines
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Malaysia
geographic_area
Malaysia
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Papua New Guinea
geographic_area
Papua New Guinea
Geographic Area
false
Relation Note:
[f. 13]
relation
[f. 13]
Relation Note
false
Pub Title:
[Atlas]
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[Atlas]
Pub Title
false
Pub Author:
Dourado, Fernão Vaz, 1520-1580
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Dourado, Fernão Vaz, 1520-1580
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Pub Year:
[ca. 1576]
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[ca. 1576]
Pub Year
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Pub location:
[S.l.]
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[S.l.]
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Provenance:
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
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Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
Provenance
false
Provenance:
source
http://id.bnportugal.gov.pt/bib/catbnp/560863
Provenance
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Provenance Call No.:
IL. 171.
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IL. 171.
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