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MapAtlas of Joan Martines.
Atlas de Joan Martines This manuscript atlas by Joan Martines, cosmographer to King Philip II of Spain, dated 1587, represents the combination of two cartographic schools that existed at the time of its creation. The older one was the traditional school of Majorca, which specialized in decorative portolan maps that by this time were obsolete with regard to the geographic information they conveyed. The newer one was the...- Contributor: Martines, Joan
- Date: 1587-01-01
- Resource: - 19 pages
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MapGeneral Atlas of All the Islands in the World.
Islario general de todas las islas del mundo Islario general de todas las islas del mundo (General atlas of all the islands in the world) is the greatest work by Seville cosmographer Alonso de Santa Cruz (1505--67). The atlas was begun during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V and finished in that of his son King Philip II, to whom it was dedicated. It consists of...- Contributor: Santa Cruz, Alonso De
- Date: 1539-01-01
- Resource: - 717 pages
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MapNautical Atlas of Battista Agnese. Battista Agnese (1514-64) was a masterful geographer and mapmaker. Born in Genoa, he worked in Venice from 1536 to 1564 and became one of the most important figures in Renaissance cartography. Researchers differ on the total number of manuscript atlases created by Agnese; he produced at least 39 portolan, or maritime, atlases, ten of them signed and dated. All are distinguished by their neat...
- Contributor: Agnese, Battista
- Date: 1541-01-01
- Resource: - 23 pages