Detail View: Old Maps Collection: North China Sea and West Pacific Ocean

Barcode: 
4687820500976
Title: 
North China Sea and West Pacific Ocean
Original Title: 
[Mer de Chine Nord et Océan Pacifique Ouest]
Other Title: 
Atlas of the Duchess de Berry
Contributor: 
Albernaz, João Teixeira, fl. 1602-1649, cartographer
Category: 
Sea Charts
Type: 
Manuscripts
Language: 
Portuguese
Create Year: 
[ca. 1628]
Format: 
JPEG 2000, 4775 x 3296, 24MB
Page No.: 
14
Scale: 
Scale not given.
Physical Map Dimension (cm): 
35 x 52 cm
Note: 
This chart is part of the anonymous atlas under the assigned title 'Atlas nautique du monde'. This atlas is attributed to João Albernaz Teixeira and dated around 1628 by Armando Cortesão after analyzing all the charts and comparing it with other works by the same author. The original atlas has two ex libris, one of Jean-Charles de Mesgrigny and the other of the Duchesse de Berry. On this particular chart there is represented the China coast with the Golf of Tonkin, Korea, northern Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and Yezo. Japan is already represented in the Teixeira model promulgated by Luís Teixeira (1564-1604), João Teixeira's father. All the coast lines are full of place names except for Korea which showcases the little knowledge of Westerns about the country.
Note: 
Original is map from an atlas of 20 charts by João Teixeira Albernaz, 27 x 28 cm.
Note: 
Title from provenance library.
Note: 
There are four 32-point compass roses on the map. The medium size one has an arrow indicating north and the bigger has a fleur de lis. They are colored red, blue, green and gold. The rhumb lines for the principal winds are black, for the half winds green and the quarter winds red.
Note: 
Table of leagues inside red, blue and gold cartouche.
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Latitude line on the right side of the map in red and white interchangeably.
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Landmasses outlined in green with bigger islands colored magenta. Small islands colored red, blue and gold.
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Tropic of Cancer colored red.
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Map outlined in red border.
Note: 
Place names written both in black and red.
Note: 
Macao in Asia maps.
Reference: 
Cortesão, A. Portugaliae Monumenta Cartographica, vol. 4, p. 107-110
Reference: 
Foncin, M. Catalogue des cartes nautiques sur vélin conservées au Département des cartes et plans, nº 82
Reference: 
Pflederer, R.L. Census of Portolan Charts & Atlases: as reported and listed by the noted scholars of the genre in their works ranging from 1897 to 2008, p. 56
Geographic Area: 
China
Geographic Area: 
China Sea
Geographic Area: 
Pacific Ocean
Relation Note: 
[14]
Pub Title: 
[Atlas nautique du monde]
Pub Author: 
Albernaz, João Teixeira, fl. 1602-1649
Pub Year: 
[ca. 1628]
Pub location: 
[S.l.]
Provenance: 
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Provenance: 
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40780659n
Provenance Call No.: 
GE FF-14409 (RES)
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