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Map [Portolan chart of the Mediterranean and Black Seas with the west coast of Spain and Portugal]

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Title

  • [Portolan chart of the Mediterranean and Black Seas with the west coast of Spain and Portugal]

Names

  • Oliva, Placido, active 1575-1615.

Created / Published

  • [158-?]

Headings

  • -  Seaports--Mediterranean Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Mediterranean Sea--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Mediterranean Sea

Genre

  • Manuscript maps
  • Portolan charts
  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Portolan chart with seaport names given for all coastlines.
  • -  Title provided by cataloguer.
  • -  Fragmentary signature on upper right portion leading into neck reads "Io Placid...".
  • -  Oriented with north to the right (indicated by fleurs-de-lys).
  • -  Contains 10 small and 4 large compass roses centered on Sicily.
  • -  LC Nautical charts on vellum, 14
  • -  Pen-and-ink and goauche, with traces of gilding.
  • -  Includes 2 scale bars in unidentified units, fragment of an illustration on the neck, and many illustrations throughout.

Medium

  • 1 manuscript map : color, vellum ; 74 x 51 cm, matted and mounted between transparent lucite sheets 93 x 71 cm, sealed by tape at edges.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G5672.M4P5 158- .O4

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2012586591

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Oliva, Placido, Active. Portolan chart of the Mediterranean and Black Seas with the west coast of Spain and Portugal. [158-?, 1580] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012586591/.

APA citation style:

Oliva, P. (1580) Portolan chart of the Mediterranean and Black Seas with the west coast of Spain and Portugal. [158-?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012586591/.

MLA citation style:

Oliva, Placido, Active. Portolan chart of the Mediterranean and Black Seas with the west coast of Spain and Portugal. [158-?, 1580] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2012586591/>.