Map [A portolan chart of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent continents].
About this Item
Title
- [A portolan chart of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent continents].
Names
- Roiz, Pascoal.
Created / Published
- 1633.
Headings
- - Nautical charts--Atlantic Ocean--Early works to 1800
- - Atlantic Ocean--Maps--Early works to 1800
- - Africa--Maps--Early works to 1800
- - Asia--Maps--Early works to 1800
- - Europe--Maps--Early works to 1800
- - South America--Maps--Early works to 1800
- - North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
- - Atlantic Ocean
- - Africa
- - Asia
- - Europe
- - South America
- - North America
Genre
- Manuscript maps
- Portolan charts
- Early maps
Notes
- - Also shows the southeast Pacific Ocean, the southwest Indian Ocean, as well as the continents of South America, Africa, Europe, and portions of North America and Asia.
- - Relief shown pictorially.
- - Title supplied by cataloger.
- - LC Nautical charts on vellum, 16
- - LC Luso-Hispanic World, 10
- - Pen-and-ink and watercolor, matted and mounted between panels of transparent Lucite plexiglass; the panels are riveted on a rigid frame (102 cm. x 118 cm.).
- - Includes pictures of a fort, circle of compass roses, flags, insignia, coast-of-arms, and religious figures.
- - Mended horizontal tears across left edge section, some losses along edges, discoloration throughout, with spotting along west side. Blue paint in lower right corner.
Medium
- 1 ms. map : col., vellum ; 80 x 95 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- G9111.P5 1633 .R7
Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2008621738
Online Format
- image