COLLECTION NAME:
Old Maps Collection
mediaCollectionId
MUST~2~2
Old Maps Collection
Collection
true
Barcode:
4687820500646
identifier
4687820500646
Barcode
false
Title:
[A world map from Portolan atlas]
title
[A world map from Portolan atlas]
Title
false
Original Title:
N/A
full_title
N/A
Original Title
false
Contributor:
Agnese, Battista, active 16th century
contributor
Agnese, Battista, active 16th century
Contributor
false
Category:
Thematic Maps
category
Thematic Maps
Category
false
Type:
Manuscripts
type
Manuscripts
Type
false
Language:
Latin
language
Latin
Language
false
Create Year:
1542
date
1542
Create Year
false
Format:
JPEG2000, 5680 × 3960, 4.1MB
format
JPEG2000, 5680 × 3960, 4.1MB
Format
false
Scale:
Scale not given
scale
Scale not given
Scale
false
Note:
Manuscript, pen and ink and watercolor, on vellum. Shows Magellan's route around the world and a route from Spain to Peru.
note
Manuscript, pen and ink and watercolor, on vellum. Shows Magellan's route around the world and a route from Spain to Peru.
Note
false
Note:
The author of this map was Battista Agnese, who worked in Venice between 1536 and 1564 and became one of the most important figures in Renaissance cartography.The most detailed maps show complete coasts, ports, and rivers and were the navigation aids of the day, but they do not generally represent inland features other than towns and cities.
note
The author of this map was Battista Agnese, who worked in Venice between 1536 and 1564 and became one of the most important figures in Renaissance cartography.The most detailed maps show complete coasts, ports, and rivers and were the navigation aids of the day, but they do not generally represent inland features other than towns and cities.
Note
false
Subject:
Early maps
subject
Early maps
Subject
false
Subject:
Voyages and travels
subject
Voyages and travels
Subject
false
Subject:
World maps, Manuscript
subject
World maps, Manuscript
Subject
false
Geographic Area:
World
geographic_area
World
Geographic Area
false
Pub Title:
Portolan atlas
pub_title
Portolan atlas
Pub Title
false
Pub Author:
Agnese, Battista, active 16th century
pub_author
Agnese, Battista, active 16th century
Pub Author
false
Pub Year:
1544 ca.
pub_year
1544 ca.
Pub Year
false
Pub location:
Venice
pub_location
Venice
Pub location
false
Provenance:
Library of Congress Map Collections
source
Library of Congress Map Collections
Provenance
false