COLLECTION NAME:
Old Maps Collection
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Old Maps Collection
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Barcode:
3687800354452C
identifier
3687800354452C
Barcode
false
Title:
Far East and Insulindia
title
Far East and Insulindia
Title
false
Original Title:
[Extremo Oriente e Insulíndia]
full_title
[Extremo Oriente e Insulíndia]
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
category
Atlas
Category
false
Type:
Printed
type
Printed
Type
false
Language:
Portuguese
language
Portuguese
Language
false
Language:
Latin
language
Latin
Language
false
Create Year:
[ca. 1576]
date
[ca. 1576]
Create Year
false
Page No.:
12
description
12
Page No.
false
Scale:
Scale not given.
scale
Scale not given.
Scale
false
Physical Map Dimension (cm):
38 x 51 cm, on sheet 39 x 54 cm
obj_height_cm
38 x 51 cm, on sheet 39 x 54 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. This map includes a key early depiction of Japan, which later would be designated the 'Dourado type'. On the west side of Pearl River are marked 'Camtaö' and 'Camaö' which refers to Guangzhou and Jiangmen respectively.
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. This map includes a key early depiction of Japan, which later would be designated the 'Dourado type'. On the west side of Pearl River are marked 'Camtaö' and 'Camaö' which refers to Guangzhou and Jiangmen respectively.
Note
false
Note:
The original is a manuscript Portolan Atlas of 20 l. on parchment, 39 x 28 cm. The Atlas has parchment leaves used on one side, folded in two in a leather binding. It 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 has parchment leaves used on one side, folded in two in a leather binding. It 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 five coats of arms, all stylizations of representations of Arabic nations; and ten banners, four of Portugal, two of Arabic nations, three of the Order of Christ and one of Spain. Important cities marked with illustrations of towers, one in Pegu -modern day Myanmar-, other in Cambodia and three in China. There is 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 five coats of arms, all stylizations of representations of Arabic nations; and ten banners, four of Portugal, two of Arabic nations, three of the Order of Christ and one of Spain. Important cities marked with illustrations of towers, one in Pegu -modern day Myanmar-, other in Cambodia and three in China. There is 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.
note
Table of leagues inside strapwork cartouche.
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 right side in gold and blue interchangeably.
note
Latitude line at the right side in gold and blue interchangeably.
Note
false
Note:
Tropic of Cancer and Equator lines in red.
note
Tropic of Cancer and Equator lines 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
Note:
Macao in East Indies Maps.
note
Macao in East Indies Maps.
Note
false
Note:
In Latin and Portuguese.
note
In Latin and Portuguese.
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
subject
Atlas
Subject
false
Geographic Area:
China
geographic_area
China
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Japan
geographic_area
Japan
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Korea
geographic_area
Korea
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
East Indies
geographic_area
East Indies
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Vietnam
geographic_area
Vietnam
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:
India
geographic_area
India
Geographic Area
false
Geographic Area:
Ceylon
geographic_area
Ceylon
Geographic Area
false
Relation Note:
[f. 12]
relation
[f. 12]
Relation Note
false
Pub Title:
[Atlas].
pub_title
[Atlas].
Pub Title
false
Pub Author:
Dourado, Fernão Vaz, 1520-1580
pub_author
Dourado, Fernão Vaz, 1520-1580
Pub Author
false
Pub Year:
[ca. 1576]
pub_year
[ca. 1576]
Pub Year
false
Pub location:
[S.l.]
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[S.l.]
Pub location
false
Provenance:
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
source
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
Provenance
false
Provenance:
source
http://id.bnportugal.gov.pt/bib/catbnp/560863
Provenance
false
Provenance Call No.:
IL. 171.
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IL. 171.
Provenance Call No.
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